Elderflower Champagne

If you have never dipped your toe into the heady, rambunctious and sometimes sulfurous pool of home brewing before but have always fancied a...

Wine Urchin #5 - Montagne Saint-Émilion from Lidl

Does expensive wine ever maketh the dish? And by that I mean, if you are going to cook with wine, should you splash out on a decent bottle t...

Wine Urchin #4 - Berry Bros & Rudd Wine Club

Mail order wine clubs in my honest opinion are notoriously bad ideas. I say this speaking from experience as I belonged to one in the past. ...

Wine Urchin #3 - Côtes du Rhône for Chinese New Year

Decisions, decisions So, Chinese New Year celebrations for 2014 are now slowly but surely coming to an end and I for one will be very happy ...

Wine Urchin #2 - Trimbach Pinot Noir Reserve

Oh when the Saints, go marching in In an effort to keep up with this idea of  regular wine blogging, alongside all food related matters, I h...

Wine Urchin #1 - Philippe Michel Crémant du Jura Sparkling Chardonnay

Chardonnay, Chardonnay, how I love you Chardonnay as I reach to hold you with my trembling hands The festive season is now well and truly ov...

Sticky Mickey and Tricky Tortellini

Have you ever made tortellini? You know, those navel shaped, lightly stuffed, round parcels of pasta? They are like ravioli. Ravioli that c...