Friday, 29 April 2016

Dandelion Wine 2016 - The Making Of ...

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On the four-hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare's death I found myself in a field on the edge of Gledhow Valley Woods picking dandelion...
Thursday, 28 April 2016

Rhubarb Wine - Tenth Bottle (A4), 22nd-23rd April 2016

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For a second night on the trot I left Claire home alone while I was out galavanting. This time I was drinking (too much) beer with Matthew a...
Wednesday, 27 April 2016

Elderflower Wine - Eleventh Bottle (A2), 20th-21st April 2016

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I opened this bottle after our first WYSO rehearsal for the summer term. Mostly we are playing crowd-pleasing medleys (James Bond, Phantom o...
Sunday, 24 April 2016

Blackcurrant Wine - Twelfth Bottle (A5), 17th April 2016

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Hallelujah. Repeat ad nauseum . Actually, it is a fabulous piece of music amongst several wonderful arias and choruses in The Messiah . ...
Thursday, 21 April 2016

Fig Wine - Fourth Bottle (4), 16th April 2016

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Fig wine is delightful. We drank it on Saturday evening in front of (possibly) our last fire of the season. April continues to be cold and t...
Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Clementine Wine - Second Bottle (1), 14th-19th April 2016

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With cries of "That's disgusting" and "Did you make this from a gold-miner's drowned daughter?" Claire decided n...
Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Orange Wine - Second Bottle (A5), 10th April 2016

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I do like orange wine. This vintage is the best that I have ever made: beautifully clear with a strong orange taste minus any bitterness tha...