Category Archives: Sparkling Wine

The Shipyard

Posted on 22/12/2016 by dccrossley

The New Forest is one of the UK’s most interesting places to dine at the moment. One of the newest restaurants in and around Lymington is The Shipyard Fishmarket, Bar and Kitchen, beyond Lymington Quay, in the thick of the town’s … Continue reading →

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Pearl of Brunswick

Posted on 10/12/2016 by dccrossley

Our Oddities Christmas Lunch took place yesterday at Brunswick House in Vauxhall (London), a completely new venue for us. The theme was Fizz and Fortified. The restaurant, which I’d been desperate to try for some time, really nailed it for … Continue reading →

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Now This Really Is Weird!

Posted on 07/04/2016 by dccrossley

It’s not often that I blog about a single wine. That’s not to say that there aren’t single wines worth focusing on. I mean, everyone was writing about the new vintage of Krug a couple of months ago, but that’s … Continue reading →

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Bugey Wonderland

Posted on 27/01/2016 by dccrossley

I remember a very long time ago playing a game when travelling around France. It involved trying wines which back then had almost never made their way over to the UK. Entraygues-et-du-Fel, Crépy, Irouléguy, Ripaille, Saint-Pourçain or Aprémont, for example. … Continue reading →

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Bringing Sparkle to Christmas

Posted on 20/12/2015 by dccrossley

The chances are that if you are reading this Blog you read a fair bit about wine, and if you do you have probably read something in the past few weeks about English sparkling wine. You may even have drunk … Continue reading →

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