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A Moscato dilemma
"it's the wine world's equivalent of milk chocolate or soggy white bread, a sneakily guilty pleasure." Fiona Beckett/The Guardian...
Dec 3, 2024
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Party time in the wilds of Nillumbik
Nillumbik is our local council area. It calls itself 'The Green Wedge Shire' - because over 90% of it's 431.94 square kilometres of land...
Oct 21, 2024
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Orts
Ort: "Whatever is left on one's plate after they finish eating" saggy sammy/Urban Dictionary "a small piece of something, especially of...
Dec 14, 2023
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Views, lunch, wine, friends ...
reflections on a day out in Nillumbik Nillumbik is the name of our Shire - the local council area. In the bottom corner is where we are...
Oct 15, 2023
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L'apéro
"People who wish to discipline the sexual organs should avoid drinking those artificial concoctions which are called 'aperitifs'"...
Sep 26, 2023
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When a guru disappoints
'if you follow a recipe carefully and end up with a disappointing result, then it’s bound to be offputting.” Charlotte Pike It's a guru...
Aug 18, 2023
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Delia let me down!
"although it looks luxurious, it's actually quick and easy to cook." Delia Online Team No it's not. The comment that I have written at...
Jul 23, 2023
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An ancient wine, new to us
"The real magic of Aglianico appears to the patient." Wine Folly To go with our Crème de cassis pork ribs we drank a bottle of wine -...
Jul 19, 2023
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In passing
"done or said when your main focus is something different" Oxford Learner's Dictionary "briefly and casually" Google? My main focus in...
Mar 9, 2023
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In the middle of France is Berry
"a province unharmed by too many visitors in spite of the reputation of Georges Sand, Alain Fournier and Bourges Cathedral - and of the...
Feb 9, 2023
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En passant
"if you say something en passant, you mention it quickly while talking about something else" Cambridge Dictionary So not really 'this...
Feb 7, 2023
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Brown but so much more
"Colour fades as flavour deepens: a metaphor for much of life I suggest." Nigella Lawson Which is, indeed food for thought. In her book...
Feb 4, 2023
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A 46 year-old bottle of wine
"Appreciating old wine is like making love to a very old lady. It is possible. It can even be enjoyable. But it requires a bit of...
Jan 20, 2023
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A glass of wine
"Every time I open a bottle of wine, it is an amazing trip somewhere." José Andres A few random thoughts on wine inspired from a frame in...
Jan 3, 2023
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What was it all about?
Was it about the wine, the view, the company or the food, maybe even the cookbooks? We had a really good day yesterday, theoretically a...
Oct 16, 2022
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Coq au vin - slow food or quick and easy?
"The entire recipe for coq au vin in one popular cookbook, now in its third printing, read: 'Cut up two broilers. Brown them in butter...
Jul 25, 2022
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Six years of blogging deserves bubbles
"After a thousand blog posts you should be getting better as a writer." Black Mark Six years ago on the 15th July, 2016 I began this...
Jul 15, 2022
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Chicken, mushrooms, wine ...?
classic, modern or made up? This was going to be a 'kill three subjects with one post' ramble, but I have now decided to dwindle the...
May 17, 2022
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Saturday is "Open That Bottle Night"
"Go to your wine rack/wine fridge/climate-controlled walk-in underground cellar/box under the bed and find THAT bottle - the one you've...
Feb 24, 2022
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A recipe and Marsala
"my favourite alcohol in the kitchen ... whose warm, nutty notes marry blissfully with dairy." Nigel Slater Last night was my day to try...
Jan 16, 2022
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