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Confessions of a Wino

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Deliciously hedonistic...

• Added on: Jan 19th, 2008
• Country: United Kingdom
• Language: English

• Author: Alastair Bathgate
• Listed in: Wine Restaurants
• Tags: food restaurant Wine laughter rip off mark-ups

Recent Posts

• Yering Frog Pinot Noir 2007

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 15:06 in australia, red, pinot noir, ham, mustard, majestic, adelaide hills, yarra valley, £5-10, yering

  OK, firstly a surprising admission.  I have finally found it in my heart to give those blasted Aussies credit for something more than being reasonably adept at cricket. But before you accuse me of lionising various flying winemakers, wombat oenolog...

• Hardys in “Freshcase”

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 14:14 in white, australia, red, hardys, £5-10, freshcase, nottage hill

  Fred is completely tee-total.  Whilst she is my wine “Nose” and can smell an Eton Mess on a Chateau Latour from 100 yards across a landfill site, ne’er a drop of liquor passes her lips.  This poses a problem for a Wino like me.  ...

• Château La Garde 2003

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 14:14 in Cabernet Sauvignon, red, bordeaux, pessac-léognan, caber, £20-30, sunday times wine club

  Surely it’s a W?  Why do I seem to disagree with most leading economists, investors and politicians?  In my wine tainted mind, a double dip recession is more certain than ever.  In the UK, at least. We have temporary low purchase tax, tempor...

• Lynch-Bages 2005 – Swans Nil

  Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 17:12 in Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, red, opera, bordeaux, leeds, pauillac, wine society, sunday times wine club, £30 or more, lynch-bages, swanhunter

  Silence please.  There is a time and a place for a little reverence.  I have just opened my first bottle of a very important wine.  Château Lynch-Bages 2005.  A wine that even en-primeur, cost me over £50 per bottle. The Sunday Times Wine Club...

• Gotham Bar and Grill, New York

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 13:42 in food, new york, usa, red, steak, grill, cabernet franc, saumur, loire

  This is just the sort of place I imagined an upmarket New York restaurant would look like.  Solid, spacious, salubrious and snobby, and that is a compliment.  It is expensive in the evening but if, like me, you are on a budget, there are some great...

• Cork and cork at Quinta da Lagoalva de Cima

  Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 08:30 in Portugal, miscellaneous, cork, tejo, ribatejo, spain and portugal, ewbc, amorim, ewbc2009

  There’s always a danger that things can get a tad introspective at conferences like EWBC, so it is great to get the opportunity to broaden ones horizons out in the field, or terroir, if you will.  A trip to see how cork is produced was, inev...

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