by Juel Mahoney and Gareth Groves
Jerez Xeres Sherry
Sherry is one of those rare beasts - one of the world’s greatest wine styles that is easy to explore on a budget. Unlike Burgundy or Bordeaux, it is easy to taste some of the best the region has to offer without having to remortgage your house.
Sherry has fantastic complexity …
by Gareth Groves
According to the Chancellor, 10,000 pubs have closed in the last decade. Yesterday, George Osborne announced that he was going to help the industry by not only ending the beer duty escalator but cutting a whole penny off the current duty figure. He’s generous like that.
The policy strikes me as both positive and pointless.
‘Positive’ because ending any of the alcohol …
The very balanced residual sugar on the palate, alongside the elegant spritz makes this wine perfect for the forthcoming spring, offering up a refreshing wine style. Packed with complex, fresh citrus fruits, good acidity and balance, it is the ultimate aperitif but would work with a range of foods like all good Italain wines should.
By Rob Pickard
At the recent Just Add…Bibendum tasting, the recent hard work of our Buying team came to the fore as we launched 23 new producers from 8 different countries to the UK Trade. One of these exciting new producers is the Soho Wine Co from New Zealand. Soho is a winery with an interesting winemaking concept and striking branding, …
We all need a little lift in the often gloomy UK January, so I suggest taking time to reminisce the joy of the holidays just gone. Kick back by the fire, craft yourself a little stilton cheese board and enjoy with a glass of this classy sweet wine, with just enough punch to cope with the strong flavours …
by Gareth Groves
“I am a legend!”
The great Ben Collins is indeed a Bibendum legend. He’s been here from the very beginning, half his life in fact, selling fine wine to the great and the good around the country. On Monday night more than a few Bibendumites gathered upstairs at our local The Lansdowne to celebrate his 60th birthday. As …
By Adam Byatt, http://www.trinityrestaurant.co.uk/
It’s with childlike anticipation that I enter each year never quite knowing what eye-opening food experiences, restaurant discoveries and magical ingredients will enlighten my year.
2011 has been exceptional, which is an odd thing as I’m no spring chicken and one would imagine that having seen so much already it would be tricky to be inspired. I actually think that years give us …
The Albert Beerens Brut Reserve NV displays a vibrant straw-gold colour with a lively yet subtle mousse. The aromas are complex yet fine and the palate is balanced and round with delicate apple, citrus and peach fruit. The blend is made up of 57% Pinot Meunier, 25% Chardonnay, 18% Pinot Noir, and you will be hard pressed to find another Champagne for …
Introducing the ultimate party pleaser, d’Arenberg The Cadenzia 2009. Aussies may be celebrating the holidays grilling burgers on the beach, but at least Australian producer d’Arenberg has parcelled up a Chateauneuf-du-Pape style red, packed with cranberries and spice to keep us smiling this chilly winter.
Turkey is not only a Christmas dinner staple, but also the jewel of the US thanksgiving meal. Tomorrow US expats across the country will need an appropriate wine to pair with the famous roasted bird; therefore it seems only appropriate that this week’s wine is an offering that celebratory diners can’t refuse.
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