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De_Vine
04-02-2010

Food Matching advice

Can someone tell me what the best wine is to accompany fruit di mare? I'm torn between a few options and would love to some…

Last reply on 08-06-2010 by Christopher…
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Italian Wine

I am the owner of an Italian Retaurant just out of North London. I am looking to go to more wine tastings in and around the…

Last reply on 17-04-2010 by Mark D.
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Clint
01-02-2010

New World Bordeaux blends

We recently held a tasting of some premium NW blends at Baltic in London. The tasting included wines from the countries you'd…

Last reply on 17-04-2010 by Mark D.
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De_Vine
31-03-2010

Riesling

I loved reading about the Riesling tasting in the latest issue of Imbibe, and wish I could have been at the tasting. Does anyone…

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Gergely B.
24-02-2010

The Big Fat Tokaj Tasting

Any of you folks up for a Tokaj tasting? As it is quite frustrating that noone seems to be interested inn going above 150 g/l…

Last reply on 25-02-2010 by Robert G.
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Sir Mix a …
01-02-2010

Obscure brands

Hi guys, I'm looking a really obscure rum, vodka, gin, tequila and whisky to put on my list in a ‘dare to be different’ section…

Last reply on 25-08-2010 by John J.
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Shaken Not…
01-02-2010

Non-alcoholic cocktail alternatives

Does anyone have any ideas for cool non-alcoholic cocktails that are not cloyingly sweet and comprised mainly of fruit juice?…

Last reply on 12-06-2010 by Paul G.
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Ken P.
22-04-2010

Would Love to Supply POM Wonderful to Cocktail B…

I have had a number of enquiries from Bar owners wanting to buy POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice for cocktails, the problem I…

Last reply on 26-05-2010 by David S.
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Liquid Man
01-02-2010

After dinner drinks – great margin but dropping sa…

I run a small restaurant in London – we used to do quite well selling Cognac's etc after dinner but in resent years these sales…

Last reply on 14-04-2010 by Paul G.
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Duff-man
01-02-2010

I can't find enough of that (right) wonderful duff…my…

Duffman, needs advice!! I am the manager of a medium sized bar in Surrey, we are really lively at weekends as you would expect…

Last reply on 11-04-2010 by Ed B.
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Wilavi
15-07-2010

Jewel Lines® Vodka combinations taste of best vodka…

Jewel Lines ® Vodka is exclusive Ultra-Premium, produced on the basis of 6-times distilled spirit and spring water subjected to a…

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Drinkdemon
02-02-2010

How do you get customers to try new cocktails on…

I add a couple of new drinks to my cocktail list every four months or so to keep things fresh. But it's always really hard…

Last reply on 08-05-2010 by David S.
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Robert G.
25-02-2010

Sommelier stories

As some of you may already know, I am in the process of writing a book. Please send your stories by e mail to me at robert@robertg…

Last reply on 11-04-2010 by Mike
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Robert G.
10-02-2010

Favourite wine trade haunts

Within London and even further afield in the UK, I have a few favourite watering holes.Whenever I have dined in these establishmen…

Last reply on 02-04-2010 by JW
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