Category: Restaurant
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A bright start in Crest
Last month we visited a couple of particular wine regions well to the south of Savoie, regions that are part of the southern French Alps. The first of these was Clairette de Die, where we made a bright start in Crest Clairette de Die is one of France’s more geographically isolated wine districts, lying 48km…
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Albion Wine
Fortunately my flight from Geneva was on time and I could use my Oyster card for the speedy train journey to the dramatic new Blackfriars station spanning the River Thames, arriving in good time for an evening of good cheer and Albion wine.
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A December Day
This particular December day was busier than most with endings as well as beginnings. . Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Hal Borland
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Statues and Spanish Grapes film in London
The day was appropriately hot and sunny to attend a special screening of Zev Robinson’s Spanish Grapes film as well as see some sights in the heart of London on my walk to the venue. St Paul’s was thronged with tourists with city workers and tourists enjoying the sunshine and the public statues which appear…
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Rocking It in Raglan
Kiaora Bro! Hello! A Maori greeting emblazoned on the wall which matches the welcome from the friendly staff at this great little cafe in Raglan. We were staying with good friends who live near the little coastal town of Raglan, which has a laidback atmosphere because of several good surfing beaches nearby. After an invigorating, blustery walk along the beach we’d…
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Birthday wines
How delightful to meet up with a few Circle of Wine Writer friends to share good food, conversation and, of course, wines – which became birthday wines as it was a day of special celebration for me! This was the first CWW BYO event and was held at the famous Lahore Kebab House just off Commercial…
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An evening at Ayse in Savoie
We’d flown into Geneva from London and driven straight to one of the special regions of Savoie – Ayse – to meet up with Sophie Barrett of Chambers Street Wines, New York. Sophie was completing a hectic week visiting Champagne and the Jura before ending in Savoie, The first visit was at Domaine Belluard, whose 10 hectares of vines nestle on steep…
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Fishy delights in Gaucho, Piccadilly
The food of Argentina is not just prime beef, there is great fish as well. One of the special dishes of Argentina, indeed South America, is ceviche. So I was delighted to accept an invitation to dine at Gaucho Piccadilly, just off Regent Street, on the 11th July, appropriately, to commemorate 11 years of ceviche…
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Dinner Chez Albert, La Ferme de Lormay
On a sunny summer evening we went with a couple of friends to a special place deep in a valley above Le Grand Bornand, Chez Albert, correctly known as La Ferme de Lormay. We are regular visitors chez Albert, driving ten minutes down from Chinaillon into Le Grand Bornand and then 10 minutes along a…