great grog meadows
Gluten Free Wine
It may sound like a bit of a wine trade joke: “do you have any gluten free wines?” This is definitely something…
Sunshine tipples
Ten or so days of consistent sunshine and heat! Is everyone ok? Everyone remember their sun-cream? I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced such…
Bexit Bites
sounds like a new healthy snack consisting of a breaded, deep-fried outer shell filled with a weirdly pink sludge made from “mechanically…
Nebbiolo – Tar and Roses
Notos Nebbiolo £13.29 If you are yet to try a wine from Uruguay, you will be hard pressed (pun intended) to get…
Ah…Shocking Sauvignon Shortage!
Ah…Shocking Sauvignon Shortage! …..as Sean Connery almost definitely never said, (but it does sound better in his accent). It may indeed…
Brand Wine
The top wine brands in wine for last year have just been announced and two top contenders globally were Yellowtail (Australia) and…
Diminishing Diversity
Brexit seems like a long time ago when so much is going on in the world, but it is really starting to…
Lager
Lager. Gets it’s name from “Laagars” which are open fermentation vessels. Typically a cold and bottom fermented beer, the lager has a…
Imperial Stout
Imperial stout, also known as Russian imperial stout or imperial Russian stout, is a strong dark beer or stout in the style that was brewed…
Gueuze
Gueuze (or geuze, Dutch pronunciation) is a type of Lambic, Belgian Beer. It is made by blending young (1-year-old) and old (2- to 3-year-old) lambics, which is…
Double IPA
Double IPA. Although the style is still in its infancy (granted its just over a decade old) the traditonal Double IPA has…
Blonde
Blonde ales are very pale in colour. The term orginates from the pale beers commonly brewer in Europe and the Americas. Thought…
Berliner Weisse
Berliner Weisse is a cloudy sour beer that normally sits on the lower range of the Abv spectrum. It is a traditonal…
Amber
Amber Ales are originally a by product of the American Pale Ale, the west coast amber has evolved and developed into a…
Abbey
Abbey ales are an ancient traditon in Belgium, much in the same manner as wine production was closely associated with monastic life…