Ben's Adventures in Wine Making

On Thursday night, while on a train from London to Leeds, my phone buzzed. A text from Claire read "I have opened a bottle of wine...

I am writing this several days after this bottle was emptied and consequently can remember little about it. Claire was suffering from existe...

My phone buzzed whilst I was at a Turkish restaurant in London at a 25-year University Reunion Meal. "Have opened a bottle of Tutti Fru...

The end result King's Cross Station, after midnight, is a magical place. It is a huge domed space, empty of people save for a few la...

Whilst I was standing in First Class on my way back from London, I received a text from Claire. "Have opened a bottle of blackcurrant w...

Hurrah! I am on holiday (sort of). Friday will involve a long drive to Pembrokeshire, which is an official day off work. Thursday was my uno...

I came back from WYSO in a far better mood than had gone. On Wednesday I had been feeling headachy and run down all day, and I am worrying a...

Walking through the door after WYSO, my first task was to open a bottle of crab apple wine. The second was to watch The Great British Bake O...

Even though it is a Monday, we are still on holiday and therefore drinking a bottle of wine is allowed. In fact, it is almost obligatory. We...

Thursday was a long day. I spent much of it in London at a conference for lawyers working in house-building. That sounds remarkably dull, bu...