Looks like a fish, moves like a fish, tastes like a cow *
Hopefully everyone reading this blog will be aware that S H Jones not only host tutored tastings at our branches, we also provide outside venue tastings for wine clubs, charity events, and groups of interested individuals. On Monday evening I presented just such an event at the Red Cow Inn at Chesterton, courtesy of its
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Old Pulteney 21 year old
Something special has happened to Old Pulteney, it’s the most northerly distillery on the mainland and as such the whisky undergoes a very special kind of maturation that is affected by it’s northern exposure up in Wick. But perhaps more excitingly for them is a ‘massive’ score of 97.5 points in just released Jim Murray’s
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Bordeaux Grand Cru 2009 Tasting
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2009 Vintage Tasting, Paul Hamblyn Hall, Royal Opera House 18th October 2011 This annual event is the first major tasting at which many of the top Bordeaux wines are shown to the UK trade after bottling. Not all the classed growths are members of this particular club, and only
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Leamington Wine and Cheese Evening
The latest tasting at our Leamington store was a great success with an evening of wine and cheese matching. It was a wonderfully informal evening with about 15 in attendance. The aim of the evening was to show that red wines are not always the best match for a number of cheeses. May I thank
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Whisky Gems: Get Them “Doon Yer Thrapple”
Our Whisky Gems evening last Friday in the Banbury high street shop was a chance to get together with some customers and sample a few things that have stirred our interest in recent months. We kicked off the evening with the malty but also quite fruity Royal Lochnagar 12-Year-Old (£32.99). Mixed opinions on this: one
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Argentina Offers
This month we’ve got a great range of Argentinian wines on offer :- £11.49 Save £2 Trivento Golden Reserve Malbec Trivento Golden Reserve Syrah £6.99 Save £1.50 Trivento Reserva Malbec Trivento Reserva Cabernet / Malbec Trivento Reserva Chardonnay Trivento Reserva Syrah Trivento Reserva Viognier £5.99 Save £3 O Fournier Urban Sauvignon Blanc £7.99 Save £1
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