Wasted on Gran Christine Austin November 17, 2019 Drink, Wine Is there anything more depressing than the term ‘fortified wine’? It reeks of dusty decanters on a mahogany sideboard, their contents slowly oxidising until they become undrinkable. So despite wine...
Fortify Yourself with Port, Sherry and Madeira Christine Austin December 9, 2018 Drink, Wine As the UK stands on the brink of Brexit, with deals still being done behind the scenes perhaps it is worth thinking back to previous centuries when Britain changed allegiances and made new ones, sometimes...
Blog: Sherry is back in fashion Christine Austin October 31, 2016 Drink, Wine There was a time when no self-respecting sideboard would be without a decanter of sherry. Sweet, sticky and usually labelled “cream”, it was poured to the brim into thimble-sized glasses and sipped,...
Blog: Sherry experience Christine Austin July 4, 2016 Drink, Wine Christine Austin shares a sherry experience with quiz winner Bev Madden in deepest Andalusia.
