Decider with Rosé – Wines for Sunshine Drinking Christine Austin June 9, 2017 Drink, Wine With summer days ahead it is time to find the best rosé wines and get them in the fridge ready for when the sun shines. Pale, subtle, and definitely chilled, rosé is the wine for garden parties, picnics,...
100% Pub of the Week: The Draughtsman, Phil Penfold June 6, 2017 Drink, Pub reviews For decades, station buffets were the butt of jokes. Tepid beer, curling sandwiches and stale pork pies, currant buns and surly staff. Not at the Draughtsman on Doncaster Station
Pinot man’s land – New Zealand Escarpment Christine Austin June 1, 2017 Drink, Wine Harrogate Wines has only moved 50 yards around the corner into Montpelier Street but the difference between the old premises and the new is dramatic. Although the shelves of this gem of a wine shop are still...
English Wine is Bubbling up Nicely Christine Austin May 30, 2017 Drink, Wine I was really glad of my several layers of rainproof clothing as I watched vines go into the ground just two weeks ago. In cold blustery weather, with the rain beating down, a team of 5 French...
75% Pub of the Week: The Red Lion Dave Lee May 23, 2017 Drink, Pub reviews You might recognise the Red Lion at Langthwaite from the television, but it is more than just a TV set as Dave Leed discovers
The Wine Society is a Co-op with a dividend Christine Austin May 21, 2017 Drink, Wine When we have so many excellent independents in our region it seems unnecessary to mention the huge number of mail-order wine selling operations based outside the county that would love to get a share of our...
100% Pub of the Week: Calan’s Micropub Amanda Wragg May 16, 2017 Drink, Pub reviews If ever a pub hides its light under a bushel, this is it.
Chateau M&S – En Primeur Bordeaux wine without the wait Christine Austin May 12, 2017 Drink, Wine Buying wine en primeur usually involves paying up front and waiting a couple of years before you actually receive the goods. You also have to buy by the case, or at least six bottles at a time. Now there is a...
100% Pub of the Week: The Coach & Horses Elaine Lemm May 9, 2017 Drink, Pub reviews The Coach & Horses in Harrogate overlooks the Stray, which, on a sunny Friday evening is looking its best; all dressed in floral spring finery.
Best of Deep Purple – Malbec Lightens Up Christine Austin May 5, 2017 Drink, Wine As warmer spring weather at last shakes off the chill of winter, the most pressing thought of the weekend is whether the barbecue can be extracted from the shed without having to rearrange all the rakes and...