Sunday, 31 October 2021

Xmas Tutti Fruti 2019 - Thirteenth Bottle (C6), 22nd October 2021

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Christmas Tutti Fruti, when done well, is one of my best wines. It has depth and is just a delight to drink. That this was my first booze fo...
Thursday, 28 October 2021

Apple Wine 2018 - Final Bottle (5), 3rd October 2021

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I made a pie! A pork & apple pie with cider gravy. It was really rather excellent, and obviously a bottle of apple wine was the natural ...
Wednesday, 27 October 2021

Xmas Tutti Fruti 2019 - Twelfth Bottle (C3), 30th September - 2nd October 2021

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Have I mentioned that this Xmas Tutti Fruti is excellent? Claire opened it on Thursday whilst I finished a bottle of Dandelion Wine, and I h...
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Tuesday, 26 October 2021

Xmas Tutti Fruti 2019 - Eleventh Bottle (C4), 12th September 2021

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This bottle marked the end of a week's holiday. We had spent most of the week in Wensleydale and Swaledale walking the Herriot Way in gl...
Monday, 25 October 2021

Xmas Tutti Fruti 2019 - Tenth Bottle (B2), 30th July 2021

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We are on holiday. And this time the holiday will involve going away from home! After the disaster that was 2020, Rydal is back on. Whether ...
Saturday, 23 October 2021

Apple & Strawberry Wine 2019 - Second Bottle (2), 11th August 2021

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This apple and strawberry was far better than I had remembered. Whilst it tasted neither of apple nor strawberry, there was a faint scent of...
Friday, 22 October 2021

Elderberry Wine 2019 - First Bottle (B3), 4th September 2021

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I left this vintage two years before opening the first bottle. As a consequence I have avoided a disappointing thin and metallic elderberry ...