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Month: December 2021

Best Wine For Christmas Dinner

Best Wine For Christmas Dinner

3 Wines for Christmas Dinner If you are hosting a large Christmas Day gathering and needing wines that will suit the majority without breaking the bank, then pop into your local Majestic Wines and grab this trio. For bubbles, the Bouvet Samur is a Loire value “Champagne alternative” for a welcoming aperitif and perfectly suited to a smoked salmon based starter. The Planalto Douro Reserva 2020 is a simple but elegant dry Portuguese white that will drink perfectly with all…

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Best Bottle of Port for a Christmas Present

Best Bottle of Port for a Christmas Present

Wine of the Week Quinta De La Rosa – 20 year old Tawny Port – Duoro – Portugal There is plenty of discussion about “how long will a bottle of port last once opened” but when buying a bottle of port as a gift the question you should really consider is what will the recipient want to do with it? The answer to this question helps to define the Best Port for a Christmas present. Port is made in a…

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Best English Rose Wine

Best English Rose Wine

Wine of the Week 2019 Cradle Valley Rose – Rafthfinny Wine Estate – Sussex – England I am a very big fan and supporter of English Wine, I’ve sold it, I’ve harvested for it, I’ve bottled it, I’ve foot trodden it and I’ve been stung by a few of it’s typically angry English wasps! I have also tasted and drank from a fair few of England’s producers and having discovered Rathfinny only recently, I can strongly recommend it’s wares, this…

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