Edgar has been pondering that age old cheesey question:
We often get asked to recommend a wine with cheese and I always find it tricky. The essence of the problem: it depends which cheese you are talking about. I quite like Hugh Johnson’s idea of only serving one cheese, because then at least you ...
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One cheese at a time
Posted on November 14, 2012 by Ben
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New Zealand's female winemakers
Posted on November 13, 2012 by Ben
Susy Atkins raises a glass to the women winemakers of New Zealand - from the Sunday Telegraph
"New Zealand has always had a high number of top female winemakers, typical of the nation's generally 'can-do' attitude. Women such as Jane Hunter OBE (of Hunter's) and Michelle Richardson (formerly at Villa Maria) played a key part in ...
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Olly Smith in Piemonte
Posted on November 9, 2012 by Ben
Broadcaster and Three Wine Man Olly Smith recently visited Piemonte, home of the famous Barolo and Barbaresco wines, for the first time. Here's a clip of him at Conterno Fantino, right on the top of Monforte d'Alba, talking about his first impressions and a guide to some of the recent vintages in Barolo ...
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They ran to the beat
Posted on November 2, 2012 by Ben
On 28th October, the day finally dawned for our brave runners, who many months ago signed up for this charity half marathon. Here are two of their stories from the day:
Maggie’s Account
Well it seems as though half my year has been spent talking about this run. Finally the day had arrived, and bah hell it ...
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Long service dinner
Posted on October 15, 2012 by Ben
We held a really great celebration on Saturday in honour of our longest serving employees. Many of our staff have clocked up some significant milestones working here, and it was definitely time to have a party with them to celebrate.
Duly assembled at London's Bleeding Heart restaurant were sixteen of our longest-serving staff, amassing an incredible ...
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It's all in the vines
Posted on October 10, 2012 by Ben
Paolo Bisol of the brilliant Prosecco specialists Ruggeri shows how the Cartizze vineyard in Valdobbiadene retains its unique reputation for quality... via some very, very old vines.
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