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Concha y Toro Winemaker’s Lot 9T Sauvignon Blanc 2007
Filed under: casablanca valley, chile, concha y toro, sauvignon blanc, south america, white, wine society, £5-10

Amongst the longest wine names you can find on a bottle belong to Concha y Toro… Concha y Toro Winemaker’s Lot 9T Sauvignon Blanc Lo Ovalle Vineyard D.O. Casablanca Valley ...

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Posted 6 hours ago by Alastair Bathgate
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Gourmet Dinner at Casa Mia Grande, Leeds
Filed under: barolo, food, friuli, gavi, italian, Italy, kardio, leeds, montepulciano

In the classic comedy series, Fawlty Towers, Basil plans a gourmet night to attract a higher class of clientele to the infamous Torquay hotel. Kurt, the excellent new chef who ...

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Posted 4 days 5 hours ago by Alastair Bathgate
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Caffé Torino, Stresa
Filed under: food, grignolino, italian, Italy, limoncello, macchiato, mottarone, stresa

I’ve been pretty unkind to Stresa. It is a fabulous location for a quiet holiday and I spent just a few Autumn days there. Plenty of boating, walking, cycling, even ...

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Posted 4 days 23 hours ago by Alastair Bathgate
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Two Rieslings in Liverpool
Filed under: Austria and Germany, food, germany, riesling, spatlese, trocken, white, wine society, zilliken, £15-20, £5-10

Invited over to Darryl and Jayne’s for a bit of Scouse spicy scram and a few bottles of wine, Darryl was not surprised to see me turn up with a ...

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Posted 6 days 16 hours ago by Alastair Bathgate
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The Ned Sauvignon Blanc 2007
Filed under: brent marris, iphone, marlborough, mobile phones, new zealand, nokia, sauvignon blanc, white, wine society, £5-10

Under pressure from my peers at work to get a push email device, I quickly rejected the Samsung Omnia and, less readily, the Nokia N96, so that left me with ...

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Posted 7 days ago by Alastair Bathgate
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Leeds Restaurant Awards 2008
Filed under: australia, awards, food, leeds, riesling

I was kindly invited by the Queen’s Hotel to the Let’s Eat Leeds Leeds Restaurant Awards on 10 November, where I feel the awards counted on public or members’ votes ...

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Posted 9 days ago by Alastair Bathgate
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Louis Max Santenay 2000
Filed under: burgundy, grand theft auto, pinot noir, red, santenay, tesco, £5-10

I keep trying to review Rieslings for the next part of my wine education, but I think I may be addicted to Pinot Noir, because I keep regressing. Just one ...

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Posted 11 days ago by Alastair Bathgate
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Caffe Bolongaro, Pallanza, Italia
Filed under: food, grignolino, italian, Italy, lago maggiore, pallanza

Stresa, majestically overlooking Lago Maggiore , in the foothills of the Italian Alps, should be a gourmand’s dream. But sadly it caters to every tourist-trapping, pension-grabbing, fruit-juice-slurping, pie-eating, over-eating, day-trip-loving, coach-travelling, ...

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Posted 12 days ago by Alastair Bathgate
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Wanna get naked?
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I just found out what Rowan Gormley (formerly of Virgin Wines) is up to these days. He is getting naked - well in a wine sort of way. It’s a ...

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Posted 15 days ago by Alastair Bathgate
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Remember Château Soutard 2005
Filed under: bordeaux, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, red, soutard, st emilion, £20-30

Remembrance Sunday (and Tuesday) saw me observing 5 total minutes of silence. The first two at the anointed hour of 11a.m. Sunday, somewhat bizarrely, in a queue at our local Tesco store, ...

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Posted 20 days ago by Alastair Bathgate
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