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Is this the most pathetic wine packaging ever?

by Gavino on 22. May, 2010 in Nonsense Packaging

One of the glorious rituals of hot summer days is the purchasing of picnic food and wine before heading up to the local park for a lazy afternoon with the wife, baby. dog and weekend papers. So, at which point would you sacrifice the satisfying popping of the cork from your bottle of Rosé in [...]

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What Wine Goes Best With Snow?

by Gavino on 18. Dec, 2009 in Just Plain Weird

I’ve just returned from the village shop carrying a bag of coal on my shoulder and a bottle of Shiraz under my arm. Shoreham is covered in snow. And it looks simply stunning. Now that I’m home and the fire is starting to roar I really fancy some  ice cream. Cold and snow do that [...]

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Wedding Wine the Village Hall Way – Don't Pay the Corkage!

by Gavino on 28. Sep, 2008 in WOTW News

A few words about Wedding wine. My wedding wine to be precise. One of the advantages of holding our reception in Shoreham village hall was not having to worry about corkage (the “c” word that causes greatest offence). I’ve had a few enquiries about the wine so here’s a summary of what was drunk. The wine was bought from The Wine Society and all [...]

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