Grape Varieties 26: Manseng
The Manseng grape is a native of south-west France, its home being the Basque country, and it is practically never grown outside the region.
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Smoking Pope- Christmas Punch
Smoking Bishop is a warm Christmas punch (mulled wine) favoured by Dickens, made with port. Smoking Pope is made with burgundy rather than port.
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Christmas this year is going to be more expensive. That’s why Tesco and Unilever had an argument recently about Marmite.
read more...Wine Buying Trip- Part 6
Last month we were in the middle of Monday morning, finishing a tasting with Monsieur Gavignet.
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Wine Buying Trip- Part 5
There is a small restaurant in Beaune in the Rue du Faubourg Madeleine, more like a bistro, really, called Le Comptoir des Tontons.
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Wine Buying Trip
2016 BUYING TRIP TO FRANCE – Part 4
We had an hour and a half’s drive from Saulieu to Gevrey-Chambertin, where our appointment with Alain Voegeli was fixed for 9.30 a.m.