Champagne, being the most famous sparkling wine, has over the last few years seen its market dominance dwindle in the face of the onslaught by a range of sparkling wines, both white and rosé from all corners of the wine world.   In fact over the last year, Nielsen - the drinks research firm - has…

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I recently spent a happy two weeks in South Africa. The scenery and the wildlife can be spectacular, and I was fortunate enough to see plenty of it. Unfortunately this is a country with many issues, one of which is the continued poaching of endangered animals, some of which may not be around for very…

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Sunshine, at last! You can almost hear the hum of excitement around the city when the forecast is actually correct and the sun has arrived.  The pale and pasty masses come out of their hiding places and into the parks, gardens and any bit of available sun hit spot, shirtless men wander about with all…

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“Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
Life is skittles and life is beer.
I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring.
I do – don’t you? ‘Course you do.”
Tom Lehrer
As the mild weather finally decides to show up, I can’t help but find Tom Lehrer’s Poisoning Pigeons in the Park looping through my brain, celebrating…

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I’m fed up with waiting for Spring to show up, so I’ve decided to start without it. As I write, it has just started sleeting outside, and a ‘lazy wind’ is blowing (it can’t be bothered to go round you, so it just goes through you).
So I am thinking Springy thoughts, and more importantly, drinking…

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