Wine quiz

12:00pm Friday 16th May 2008

I know we're not quite at the final May Bank Holiday but as this coincides with English Wine Week, I've decided to run the May Bank Holiday Wine Quiz a little early. So, whether you whiz through it now or decide to keep it until the holiday, good luck! From The Oxford Times

	A wine masterclass from Australia
	10:48am Thu 8 May 08
	Last week I was sat in Australia House taking part in a masterclass aimed at capturing "the past, present and future of Australia's leading wine expressions". From The Oxford Times

	Give Portuguese wine a chance
	2:50pm Thu 24 Apr 08
	There is no denying that some wine producing countries have got it easier than others when it comes to making their presence felt in the UK. From The Oxford Times
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	A night at The Harrow, Little Bedwyn
	4:47pm Thu 17 Apr 08
	There are lots of things I love about eating out - the (hopefully) lovely food, the ear-wigging and people watching and savouring every mouthful, and, top of my list, that you are safe in the knowledge that you are not responsible for washing up. From The Oxford Times

	It's simple — it's yum or yuk
	3:30pm Thu 10 Apr 08
	I KNOW nothing at all about cars. I expect them to have four wheels and get me from A to B. From The Oxford Times

	Easy — don't go without a case!
	3:30pm Thu 3 Apr 08
	INCREASED security at our airports is all well and good and perfectly understandable but it has caused me more than a little angst. From The Oxford Times

	Tasting wine on the move
	11:40am Thu 27 Mar 08
	I'm just back from a few days of wine tasting in France; not this time on a no-frills airline but via that much more relaxing Eurostar from the remodelled St Pancras station. From The Oxford Times

	Moules frites and Muscadet
	11:47am Thu 20 Mar 08
	As a child, I spent many Easter and summer holidays with my adopted French family, more often than not swimming, sailing and playing in and around the Atlantic coast. From The Oxford Times

	Eating and drinking — Spanish style
	2:25pm Thu 13 Mar 08
	It's the morning after the 24th Investiture dinner of the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino at the Four Seasons Hotel in London and I'm happy to report that I am pretty fresh and (remarkably) hang-over free. From The Oxford Times

	Moving with the wines
	10:13am Fri 7 Mar 08
	I am writing this week's column from bed. I am neither ill nor tired. It is just that it is the only piece of furniture, along with my laptop and wireless router, that the removals firm have left me with. I have limited time before I am unplugged and left on the floor so I shall get a move on. From The Oxford Times

	Mothers vote for wine
	10:07am Fri 29 Feb 08
	It doesn't take an awful lot to get me tipsy. You would think that, after all these years of endless wine tasting, I would have developed an above-average tolerance. Sadly, it just isn't the case. From The Oxford Times

	Diversity of New Zealand wines
	3:15pm Fri 22 Feb 08
	While everyone was wrapped up in their thermals and warming the mulled wine this December past, yours truly was having an absolutely fantastic time in sunny New Zealand. From The Oxford Times

Beware of wine bargains

2:22pm Friday 15th February 2008

After a hard day's shopping in the sales my dad would always ask: "So, what have you spent today?" to which my mum would always reply: "Today, I've saved you . . ." From The Oxford Times

	A Burgundy tasting
	2:08pm Thu 7 Feb 08
	I am just home after several days of intensive wine tasting in France. I'm not expecting too much sympathy but I've got to tell you that it's an absolutely exhausting job. From The Oxford Times

The spy in the cellar

3:55pm Friday 1st February 2008

Those of you with a good memory may remember the article I wrote last summer referring to the estate agent who came to value my home and invited herself to a glass or three of some of my best (unopened) Chianti. From The Oxford Times

	All-conquering cabernet sauvignon
	2:12pm Thu 24 Jan 08
	Last week I said that if merlot was a person, it would be Alan Titchmarsh: something of a throwaway remark that I've been given cause to regret. Not least because a loyal band of friendly Titchmarsh enthusiasts transpired to be less impressed by the qualities of merlot and, in their words, "liked something meatier". I will let pass the rather obvious contradiction here and simply turn my attention to another well-known grape variety, cabernet sauvignon. From The Oxford Times

	Merlot — the Alan Titchmarsh of grapes
	2:55pm Thu 17 Jan 08
	On my recent travels I stumbled into a wine shop that not only sold wine but books, gadgets and many other things besides. I was obviously in something of a spendthrift mood because I flew home with a snazzy little apron, emblazoned with the words "Professional Wine Taster . . . hiccup" and a slightly random selection of wine and food cookery books. From The Oxford Times

	New Zealand — a glass act
	1:40pm Thu 10 Jan 08
	The smiley man from DHL has just delivered an unusually large load of wine to me this morning. By the time he'd deposited the last of the cases at my back door he was a bit puffed out and in need of a breather. From The Oxford Times

	Support a Fairtrade winery
	4:22pm Thu 3 Jan 08
	So, here we are. Welcome to 2008! How scary is that? How many of you have made your list of completely and utterly unachievable New Years resolutions? How many of you have given up already? From The Oxford Times

Try the festive wine quiz

11:20am Friday 28th December 2007

Oxfordshire wine writer SARAH McCLEERY invites you to test your wine knowledge in her special festive quiz. From The Oxford Times

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