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Champagne, Shoes and Wine - What is worse to pack?!

  • Posted on October 10, 2009 at 4:56 pm

I am in the middle of moving home - cue screams of distress - and am quite possibly going to go mad before I actually get the keys to the new place! Not only do I have to worry about where I am going to put all my shoes, which took me 25 minutes to pack and therefore an acceptable number of shoes, I also have to find somewhere to put all the Champagne and wine I have accumulated.

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Climbing Mount Difficulty!

  • Posted on September 19, 2009 at 1:29 pm

Majestic Wine staff have some amazing opportunities and work very hard for them. On Wednesday I was able to take advantage of one of these opportunities and took part in Mount Difficulty’s wine tasting showcase, which included a fantastic bit of food and wine matching, so pretty much the perfect night for a girl who loves both food and wine, even a cheese board was included, finishing off the night beautifully! Continue reading ‘Climbing Mount Difficulty!’

Stunning Stanlake Park

  • Posted on September 14, 2009 at 5:01 pm

I have previously blogged about trying English Sparkling wine from Stanlake Park, (view here), however I still hadn’t been to the actual vineyard. This all has now changed!

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I’m Falling in Love … With Bordeaux!

  • Posted on September 12, 2009 at 1:12 pm

I was lucky enough to take part in a tasting seminar with the Director of Sales, Edouard from Ets. Jean-Pierre Moueix, this week and had an absolutely amazing time!

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How Many Shoes is too Many Shoes?

  • Posted on September 11, 2009 at 3:56 pm

I am moving flats in a month, and although I am very excited to move to a beautiful new flat with a bath to soak my aching feet after a night of partying in heels that are too high to walk in let alone dance in, I am worried about where my shoe collection is going to live, and have an awful feeling in the pit of my tummy that I might have to (cue that scary dun dun dun music) have a cull!!!!!!

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