Being someone who feels the cold I’m very excited that spring is peeping its head around the corner with longer daylight hours and snowdrops and daffodils springing up all over. Looking out over the Mendips with new life coming through shows nature at its best which brings me to the new buzz in the wine […]
When your buying processco and you want the full fizz make sure you read the label. Spumante is full sparkling which is what you would expect, whereas frizzante is only lightly sparkling and you maybe a bit disappointed. However, if you find bubbles a little over powering but want to pop a cork then frizzante is […]
Thank you to C4 Events for hosting their first Business Show at Puxton Park. I attended along with many other local business people, some who are well establish and those that are fairly new and in their first year. It was great to have the opportunity to chat with people share ideas and experiences. I […]
Having no idea how beer was made, Jem and John at Cheddar Ales kindly let me hang around for a day to check out what goes on. I arrived with Jem packing the van ready for Mike to take all the delivery’s. First stop after that was a cuppa, well received at 8 am on […]
Iain and Jane kindly allowed me to take part in the pruning of their vines. I was very honoured as this is an integral part to both this years and next years harvest. One wrong snip of the secateurs and it could be fatal, with this knowledge I was nervous. I’ve read books on different […]
Wine Tasting @ The Heritage Bistro Thursday 3rd Feb – Wines of The World £15.00 per head This is where we will take a trip around the world to see what delights we can discover. Valentines Evening @ Coco Browns Monday 14th Feb – £30.00 per couple An evening filled with love, bubbles and chocolate. If your not […]
Spain is a wonderful holiday destination which offers sun kissed beaches all the way through to stunning mountain ranges. With such a landscape it comes as no surprise, that it gives us such a diverse style of wine. Reds, roses, whites, sparkling and not forgetting the unique and glorious world of Sherry from Jerez Southern […]
With Christmas approaching you may be looking at certain beverages that you wouldn’t have on a regular basis throughout the year. Dessert wine being one of these. I have a real sweet tooth and love a scrumptious and refreshing dessert wine. What your looking for when tasting a dessert wine is to have that sweetness, […]
There are different styles of sparkling wine such as Prosecco, Cava and Crement de Bourgogne and along with the varied style you have a varied price range. Prosecco would be great for Christmas morning fizz, light and dry. Its completely different to Champagne in grape and the way it is made so don’t look to […]
