Tag Archives: Wine

Travelling with wine

Posted on December 22, 2011 by james

For those of you who travel with wine, booze, jam, perfume or other spirits this video is a must watch. Torture testing wine luggage

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Chocolate and Red Wine

Posted on December 23, 2010 by james

Here’s a chocolate maker, Brix, trying to tilt the chocolate towards wine. They succeed. It’s better than the sweeter commercial pairings to which I’ve been subjected. The suggested pairings here are: Milk Chocolate with Pinot Noir/Port [Ruby & Tawny I … Continue reading →

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Lambrusco

Posted on December 17, 2010 by james

The wine I suggested for Christmas dinner is Lambrusco. It’s a wine pretty much in disrepute among wine snobs, and if you are thinking monster reds and collectors, for good reason. However it can be a very pleasant drink, that … Continue reading →

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Travelling with Wine 2: The Huggies Edition

Posted on September 9, 2010 by james

As you’d expect folks in the trade love wine, and are always buying interesting bottles they see in their travels. And the wine trade travels: if you work for a vineyard’s marketing branch you’re a serious road warrior with enough … Continue reading →

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Travelling with Wine

Posted on September 5, 2010 by james

If you haven’t come across WineSkins yet, you need to. As we can no longer travel with wine in carry-on, the only hope is your baggage. I’ve never had a problem with this. I can’t count the number of times … Continue reading →

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