Thursday, 27 February 2014

Gooseberry Wine - Fifth Bottle (5), 21st-22nd February 2014

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I came back from beers with Matthew to find an open bottle of gooseberry. Now, I had hope to save the final two bottles for several years to...
Sunday, 23 February 2014

Rhubarb Wine - Ninth Bottle (B5), 16th February 2014

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Today has been the first day this year where I have believed that Spring may eventually come. Being outside, digging on Julia's allotmen...
Friday, 21 February 2014

Strawberry Wine - Fourth Bottle (6), 14th February 2014

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It is Valentine's Day and therefore something pink was obligatory. I hid Claire's card behind the porridge tin and for the first tim...
Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Orange Wine - Eleventh Bottle (B5), 9th-14th February 2014

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I opened this bottle such a long time ago - five days - that I can barely remember what I was doing or why I chose orange. It definitely wen...
Sunday, 16 February 2014

Prune & Parsnip Wine 2014 - The Making Of ...

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After having my teeth scraped, polished and cleaned at the dentists, I went in search of parsnips. Noshis, our usual fruit & veg place, ...
Saturday, 15 February 2014

Blackberry Wine - Tenth Bottle (B2), 8th February 2014

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We had not planned to open this bottle, let alone finish it. The spare redcurrant from its bottling and the remainder of the Exotic Tinned F...
Thursday, 13 February 2014

Exotic Tinned Fruit Wine - Eighth Bottle (B5), 5th-8th February 2014

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Now that January has passed we can drink mid-week again. In fact, I paid less than lip-service to this rule, but Claire stuck to it. Therefo...