a trip around Sipsmith's Distillery

four L&S amigos take a tour around London's newest and smallest gin distillery

one of only two gin distilleries in London, and the first new gin distillery in England for 200+ years. 

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The "SALE" Tasting in Chiswick

a gaggle of enthusiastic tasters assembled in the shop in Chiswick to taste their way through a healthy selection of wines from our February “SALE”.

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Colin and Christopher's Sancerre trip (part two) - buggy mud heaven

How to see the vineyards best

...At this point, and to our amazement, it snowed very heavily for the next few hours, turning the village and its surroundings into a Winter Wonderland....

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Colin and Christopher's Sancerre Trip (part one) Friday night and Saturday morning

The Magnificent Delaportes

Colin Patch and I set off on the Eurostar for the tiny village of Chavignol, located within the Appellation of Sancerre in the Loire Valley. We were to be the guests of the wonderful Delaporte family, whose delicious Sancerre wines have appeared on our wine list every year since Charles and Patrick first started the company back in 1988.

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Quote of the Week

Good value or expensive tat?

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