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White Wines to Drink with Christmas Pudding, Christmas Cake and Mince Pies

19 December 2011
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Christmas is full of sweet treats. Who doesn’t relish munching on warmed mince pies, taking a big bite out of a slice of fruity Christmas cake or savouring a spoonful of spiced Christmas pudding? However, these delicious joys of the festive season pose a serious problem – what should you drink to accompany these sweet [...]

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White Wines to Complement Autumnal Dishes

7 September 2011
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The football season has started, the children are back at school and the nights are drawing in. It must be autumn. Summer is drawing to a close and with it the picnics, barbeques, salads and chilled light white wines. Thoughts are turning instead to Hallowe’en, Bonfire Night and – dare I say it – Christmas, [...]

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White Wine and Fruit

22 August 2011
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Bringing out the fruit or fruit dessert at the end of a meal is a great excuse for opening a fresh bottle of white wine. The instinct would be to go with a bottle of sweet white wine but with such varying degrees of sweetness and acidity in the different fruits and wines it can [...]

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White Wines To Complement Indian Food

6 July 2011
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Not many wine drinkers would regard India as having any relevance in the history of wine making. However, India has been producing wine for more than 5,000 years and 400 years ago European travellers claimed to have been drinking wines from royal vineyards belonging to the Mughal emperors. British influence led to vineyards being established [...]

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What White Wine Should You Drink With Strawberries?

6 June 2011
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The tennis season is upon us and thoughts are turning to the traditional Wimbledon treat of a bowl of strawberries. It is estimated that around 28,000 kilos of strawberries are eaten each year during the two weeks of the tournament and pictures of supporters enjoying their strawberries and Champagne have become synonymous with Wimbledon. However, [...]

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