Archive for August, 2011

August 24, 2011 0

Summer Wine Trip – Part 2

By in The Butler Wine-Show, Wine travel

We often speak about growing wine tourism in the UK (Sussex especially) and Lord knows the Californians can teach us a thing or two. Portugal is a great place to vineyard visit and Spain is beautiful too. Cameraman and I found ourselves up in North East Spain at Castell D’Encus – a vineyard designed and [...]

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August 18, 2011 0

Summer Wine Trip – Part 1

By in Tasting, The Butler Wine-Show, Wine travel

Its summer time. The kids have broken up. Its pissing with rain. Time to book a cheap flight somewhere and chances are Stelios will be part of your search. The flight is £30 but Cameraman once famously worked up a £78 bill on a delayed flight back from Mykonos on Pringles, London Pride and Bacon [...]

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August 4, 2011 0

Summer wine video catch-up (Henry flies, gets his pride on, and tastes)

By in The Butler Wine-Show

Shopkeeper: Can I help you sir, are you buying or just curious? Man: I suppose I’m buy-curious. And so begins our recommendations for wines to drink over the course of the Gay Pride festival. The innuendo comes thick and heavy, not least from your own suggestions for drinks for famous gay celebrities. The wines include [...]

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