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Paula’s Wines of the Week – Week starting 15 June 2020

If you’re going to watch the Le Mans 24-hour motor race (usually run in June each year but for 2020 postponed until September) it’ll probably rain, rain champagne that is. Traditionally the winner’s b ...

andrew 196 views 0 likes Jun 15, 2020

Opening a bottle of fizzy wine can be a dangerous business

Paula Goddard’s Wines of the Week starting 11th November 2019 Shake a bottle of champagne before you open it and, inevitably, the cork will fly out of the bottle. With luck it won’t hit a piece of pri ...

Mark 576 views 0 likes Nov 11, 2019

How do you celebrate your end of year exams?

Paula Goddard’s Wines of the Week starting 17th June 2019 It’s the almost the end of this year’s exams. Perhaps you’ve just taken your evening class GCSE or know someone who’s handed in their ve ...

Mark 807 views 0 likes Jun 18, 2019

Sparkling wines for Valentine’s Day

Paula Goddard’s Wines of the Week starting 11th February 2019 Schmoozing with booze this Valentine’s Day is a sure-fire way of turning your loved one’s knees to jelly. Start by whipp ...

Mark 1445 views 0 likes Feb 12, 2019