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Wine for Christmas
As we come ever closer towards the big day, the hunt for the perfect Christmas wine is well and truly
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Wine for Christmas
As we gallop towards Christmas, all sorts of panic and excitement coming at us fast; buying the Christmas pressies, trying
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Christmas Wine Recommendations
The festive season is well and truly upon us and, as always, it’s the time for some top tips on
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Ian’s Christmas Wine Recommendation 2020
With Christmas just around the corner Ian is here to share his Christmas Wine recommendations Who would have thought just
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Wine recommendations from Sainsbury’s
Finally results of climate change are coming through. It is not good news for younger wine drinkers. Doesn’t really affect
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First Wine Blog of 2020
As with most other people, I haven’t been shopping for wine since Christmas, but now for the first wine blog
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Ian’s Christmas Wine recommendation
Well, it’s that time of year again, Christmas is almost upon us. Not my favourite time to be honest, too
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Wines for Christmas Day
Someone asked me the other day what wines, after recommending some wines to consider, I would be drinking on Christmas
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Ians Christmas Wines Recommendations – Reds and Ports
As promised, a few reds and ports to consider for Christmas. I hope you are already choosing some wines and
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Ian’s Christmas Wine – White & Sparkling
Doesn’t Christmas come around quickly. It only seems like yesterday when I put the 2017 list out, but it has
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Ian’s Vegetarian wine recommendation for the summer sun
For years I have been having dinner parties, and entertained vegetarian/vegan guests. I have been a bad boy though, as
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Ian’s view of vineyards, newspaper correspondents and big ballsy reds
Thinking about wine, which I tend to do a lot of the time, my mind went from how many vineyards
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Wine, well spotted Ian!
There is only one magazine I have been receiving longer than Decanter Wine and that is Private Eye which I
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Ian Mitchell’s notes on a dry(ish) January
I have always chosen easily accessible wine from the supermarkets and Majestic, but it’s time to admit that I also
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Wines for Christmas
The run up to Christmas, and a few Christmas wine ideas to stock the cellar, but not spend too much.
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Ian Mitchell’s supermarket wine selection
Writing an article in H&C News initially started because I actually write a weekly blog for our people in bartlett
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Ian Mitchell’s summer wine reflections from the Languedoc Roussillon
My summer of exploring around the Languedoc Roussillon is sadly over, but some great wines were enjoyed. I was delighted
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Ian Mitchell’s latest Beaujolais region wine update and recommendations
As promised in my last blog, I was visiting the Beaujolais region which lies between Burgundy and the Northern Rhone.
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Ian’s Friday Tipple, direct from his current tour of Languedoc
Fortunately I am still enjoying my extended break in the Languedoc area of France and seeing some great wines. A
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Ian’s Friday Tipple
Co-incidentally, my first wine article for H&C News finds me spending time at my small village house amongst miles and
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Wines for Christmas and the New Year
Not sure what to drink this festive season? Ian shares his recommendations – Wines for Christmas and the New Year
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Winsome festive wines, courtesy of our Chairman
Great books on wine For a smaller present I recommend Hugh Johnson’s 2014 Pocket Wine Book. It’s the best wine