On the 15th of September, wine enthusiasts and connoisseurs around the globe come together to celebrate International Grenache Day, a …
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Snowball – A Christmas Classic
Every Christmas as a student in the early 1970s, I worked in a local pub. From opening to closing the …
Read More »Further Forgotten Drink Brands
Further to our last two posts, here are some more forgotten drink brands to reminisce (or have nightmares) over. Whitbread …
Read More »All about Barrels
For over 2000 years, wooden barrels have been used for transporting liquid and solid goods. Today, wooden barrels still have …
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Coates Cider It may seem odd now, but in the 1960s it wasn’t uncommon for children to be given the …
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Enter a bar today and we are spoilt for choice. Supermarkets have aisles of wines to choose from, not so …
Read More »Beer Knowledge – India Pale Ale
In any good bar, there is a good chance that one of the beers on offer will have IPA in …
Read More »Corks and corkscrews
Cork has been used to seal wine bottles since the 1700’s, this coincided with the availability of uniform glass bottles. …
Read More »Divers find vintage champagne
In 2010, a team led by diving instructor Christian Ekstrom found 30 bottles of vintage champagne thought to pre-date the …
Read More »Is beer the new wine?
How things have changed According to CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, the UK has over 1400 breweries with over …
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