This Cava arrived in a selection box. It was in the fridge awaiting its opportunity to sparkle (did you see what I did there?). I had an uncle who loved all forms of sparkling wine, so much so that if someone gave him a bottle of white or pink wine that wasn’t sparkling he’d run… Read More »
The love of fizz over Christmas doesn’t seem to be going away and whilst the supermarkets slug it out over who can get people to drive across town to get the cheapest Champagne, there’s other sparkling wines available, and unless it absolutely positively has to be Champagne then there’s better value to be had elsewhere.… Read More »
The search for good fizz at recessionista wino prices goes on. I had the family round and picked up some ‘half price’ Freixinet 2006 Vintage. I’ve always found Freixinet to be a reliable supplier and this looked a notch above their basic blend (which is currently £3 at Tesco so if you’re looking for something… Read More »
We’re in a credit crunched world so we’re looking at how to enjoy Christmas and its wines on a wine recessionista budget. The first thing that comes into focus is the bubbles budget. Is Champagne really necessary? Lots of bubbles will be sipped, sloshed and swilled over the holidays, some of it with orange or… Read More »
We had happy girlie celebrations this week, what better way to toast them than to drink pink and sparkly wine? That’s what we thought when we bought a variety of Cava Rosadas. It would have made for a far better celebration if we’d remembered to take them along to the party. We had to chill… Read More »
So ‘perennial underachievers’ Spain have made it through to the semi-finals of the European Championships. It does seem like they’ve trademarked the phrase. What better way to celebrate than with a bottle of Cava, a Freixenet Excelencia Brut Cava. It’s made from the classic Cava grape blend in what I’m not going to call the… Read More »
We had a mini celebration for a colleague who was “off to follow her bliss”. Her plan may seem bonkers to others but it’s making her happy and not hurting anyone else, so good luck and best wishes were called for all round. The mini celebration was accompanied by mini bottles of Cava. ASDA Cava,… Read More »
Planning a holiday in the North York Moors in June and July seemed like a great idea – swimming, cycling, walking and barbecuing in the sun all day long. That was before the great flood of 2007. The motorway was closed, sizeable bits of road have been washed away, but I’m here and it’s lovely.… Read More »
I was searching for a lost file this week. It was important and it wasn’t in my e-mail. I was having to search for – gasp – a paper copy. In doing so I looked in filing cabinets, normally things I simply use to keep plants on. In one I found an old bottle of… Read More »
Some friends had a happy, healthy baby this week. Hurrah! She arrived a month earlier than planned, so we were delighted she was fine, but I was woefully short of Champagne to celebrate. A quick scoot around the kitchen revealed a few sparklers, but nothing from the required neighbourhoods in northeast France. I cracked open… Read More »