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Three Wines in a Bottle
Three Wines in a Bottle (to say nothing of the barrel) by William P Hancock WH, U$19.99, pp.34 Self-published by wine merchant Will Hancock, this 34-page… read more
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I have a dream…
Or in this case, last night I had a dream that I could actually remember, for a change, having just stumbled out of bed this morning…. read more
Oh what joy in the open air freely to breath again
Well thank you for that Fidelio. And for those of you who are not familiar with Fidelio, first performed around 1805, it happens to be L.V.B’.s… read more
The liquidity party seems to be over, so can we now begin the liquid party?
There’s not a lot going on these days, except for us all keeping well both financially and spiritually, oh and of course physically. There are no good lunches… read more
An Infinite 100 pointed Stone!
At the beginning of the year, Argentine wine received great news: a Malbec from Paraje Altamira, Valle de Uco, obtained the perfect score from The Wine… read more
Three little piggies
This little pig went to the market This little pig stayed home This little pig had roast beef This little pig had none This little pig… read more
March Recipe – Roasted Armadillo
Ingredients: Armadillo – 1 fresh Oil – 1 cup Vinegar – 2 cups Red pepper – 2 chopped Garlic – 3 cloves Cloves – 2 crushed… read more
BREAKING NEWS: Alcohol kills VCOVID-2019 (aka: Coronavirus)
Great news! Fantastically good news from WHO (knock knock) as the headlines today read that Alcohol kills Coronavirus. So, you can all stay at home, read books, watch… read more
Greta’s no wine January algorithm
After Christmas’19 one of the first emails I received was an email, between you and me I actually think it was a ’round-robin’ message, but it… read more
What’s a Claret when it’s not a Claret?
Well, having just had the privilege of a pre-luncheon tasting, twelve vintages of ‘Vigna d’Alceo’ from Castello dei Rampolla (Yes, you got it right, that excellent Toscano… read more