Wine Talk

Learn to make a delicious Irish Stew.Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1lb mutton (or stewing lamb) cut into chunks 2 lbs Maris Piper potatoes, quartered 200g Chopped Carrots 200g Chopped onion 200g Sliced leeks 2 tbsp plain flour 1.5 pints...

Yes, it’s St David’s Day so we’ve been searching around for some recipes with a Welsh touch. This is one that we particularly like as a starter for a meal or, if you eat two, it makes for a decent...

Next week we see the start of Lent which means on Tuesday it is Mardi Gras or as it is better known, Pancake Tuesday. I remember as a child eating savoury pancakes for the main course and then pancakes with...

We hope Valentine’s Day went well for you all and that the pink fizz was well received. It’s still chilly at present and so we’ve been thinking of all of the times we’ve been away in the vineyards searching for...

Recipe1kg Charlotte or salad potatoes 250g bacon lardons 2 shallots 1 garlic clove 100ml white wine preferably Pinot Blanc from Alsace 200ml double cream sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 Reblochon cheese (about 450g), sliced MethodFor the Tartiflette,...

St Valentine's Day will be with us next week so it’s time to think of all things pink again. I had my memory jogged by a client who was just shouting about the quality of the Cava Rosado from Pares...

St Vincent (of Saragossa) is the Patron Saint of wine. One of the reasons he was exalted to such a lofty position apparently was because when he was walking through a vineyard with his donkey, he stopped to chat to...

Last week, we started the year off with an offer for Malbec from Argentina. This is where many people believe the grape variety originated yet in truth, it’s a native of southwest France, more specifically from Bordeaux and later, Cahors....

Ingredients 1 Aubergine (medium) cut into bite-sized pieces. 1 Courgette, cut into bite-sized pieces. 2 peppers - sliced into 8 and de-seeded. 1 Red onion - cut into rings. 2 ripe tomatoes - cut into quarters. 2 Field mushrooms -...