7th Feb 2024
Shiraz... Seriously sexy beast?
Nestled in the heart of South Australia lies the Barossa Valley, a region renowned for producing some of the world's finest Shiraz wines. With its rich history going back to the 1850…
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19th Jan 2024
Sip it, slurp it, swig it? How do you taste yours?
A new year brings opportunities to try something new. In the world of wine, there's always something you've never tasted, or an old faithful with its latest release. Go on, give it it try. After al…
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18th Dec 2023
Are you ready for an "AI" Christmas?
"AI" is definitely here! The images for this blog were generated by the AI program within the website photo/banner making operation. The wording used in describing what's wanted is very im…
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1st Dec 2023
Elf on the shelf
This year, the "Elf on the shelf" has been collaborating with the "Gnomes in your home" in an attempt to do the unthinkable ... sabotage Christmas!!! Elves can be mischievous. Very mischievous.…
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20th Nov 2023
Food for thought
Photo: Obsessed by veg? The weather's turned cooler and the fresh, crispy, summer salad "greens" have now been replaced by root vegetables, broccoli, cabbage and plenty of great British sp…
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1st Nov 2023
Roebuck Estates: Win a "Gift Pack" with Glasses!
English sparkling wine is now considered to be right up there with Champagne and there's absolutely no stigma attached to drinking it according to the great British public, the wine press and the UK w…
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11th Oct 2023
What makes a medal winner?
Now, I don't want to blow Frazier's own trumpet, but according to the eminently trustworthy "Wine-Searcher", we are the big winners for 2023. Awarded three "Golds" for the best "French…
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6th Oct 2023
King for a day
If you look closely at the above image you might notice some luxury, convenience food, "Royal style". Could the King be tucking into a large tub of Cornish vanilla ice cream and the Queen about to enj…
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15th Sep 2023
Spain: Rockin' in Rioja
Have you seen it? The boys have put the band back together for one last tour and are winding their way through Spain in an oversized motorhome causing the usual mayhem. Plenty of regional fo…
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31st Aug 2023
Brits in France: Living the dream!
[Photo: Holiday hotspot ~ The magnificent Carcassonne castle in the Languedoc, South of France] Earlier in the year I wrote about where in the world would be the most exciting place to go and liv…
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29th Jul 2023
Bubble, bubble
The three Witches: "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble" Well, maybe that's how Shakespeare thought sparkling wine would be made in the future as, when Macbeth…
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26th Jun 2023
The "ABC" of ABC
There are wine aficionados out there in the world who are members of a secret club known as the "ABC". You need to be recommended by an existing devotee (or some random bloke down the pub) who appr…
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