Hints and tips:
...Charles Palmer Auckland, New Zealand...
...He self-describes as a “big R” Republican and a “little L” libertarian. He’s non-interventionist, but this is not as counterintuitive as it sounds....
...Tangy, dry, pungent and great value. £6.50 a half Tesco Lustau, Torre del Oro Palo Cortado NV Sherry (19%), Dry Oloroso NV Sherry (20%) and Don Gaspar Amontillado NV Sherry (18.5%)Ridiculous value for these...
...Spain’s more recently fashionable fine-wine regions Ribera del Duero and Priorat also produce many a wine worth ageing, witness respectively Vega Sicilia and Álvaro Palacios’ L’Ermita, but these are not...
..., New Zealand Beijing misrepresents the Taiwan situation / From Tarcisio Gazzini, Professor of International Law, University of Padua, Padua, Italy...
...For others, it is simply a time for weighing: stepping on the bathroom scales while reflecting mournfully on the quantity of turkey dinners, mince pies and sherries consumed....
...The late Denis Durantou of L’Église-Clinet in Pomerol developed Les Cruzelles and La Chenade in the satellite appellation Lalande de Pomerol....
...I was out in nature, by the riverside and exploring the new distillery,” says Mary of The Macallan, which was founded in 1824 and is known for using distinctly small copper-pot stills and sherry-seasoned...
...James Palmer-Tomkinson runs PT Ski, offering fun-packed trips for clients aged four and up at this discrete Swiss resort....
...With his early career spent in the kitchens of L’Arpège in Paris and San Domenico in Emilia-Romagna, Café Carmellini is the theatrical culmination of exquisite French and Italian cuisine — think Dover sole...
...The brand was established by hairstylists Sarah Jo Palmer and Christopher Deagle in a bid to reduce the amount of waste produced by the beauty industry....
...And why is sherry still almost given away? Wine lists are full of apparent pricing anomalies, especially those that specialise in famous names....
...Sherry is the most obvious one by a mile. The supermarkets sell inexpensive, really good sherries. That is the one wine I would buy in a supermarket. 81. What wine is so overrated as to be bad value?...
...I care about storytelling and l care for how I make people feel when they watch something of mine. I don’t want to waste your time.”...
...Gauguin’s “Pêcheur et baigneurs sur l’Aven” (1888) is a Brittany scene, painted with the colours of Martinique, which Sant bought for $2.9mn at auction in 2000 and now has a $6mn-$8mn estimate....
...Mary L. Gray, co-author of Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass, says drop servicing is not as new as it might seem....
...Made from oak-aged Len de l’El, a local grape variety in Gaillac. Deep gold. Very sweet but fresh. Quite enough acidity for the marked sweetness. Gorgeously round and lively without too much alcohol....
...Inezita Gay-Eckel, art historian and teacher at L’Ecole, School of Jewelry Arts in Paris, says she has been “profoundly touched” by the awards jewellery....
...Another useful half-bottle.£14.95 for 37.5cl Berry Bros & Rudd Ch Pierre-Bise, L’Anclaie 2014 Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu 11%An old favourite from Anjou....
...Last time I was in the archive the owner offered me a glass of sherry – the business!”...
...I’m not sure I want a tiger trompe-l’oeil in my cupboard or a knitted cake stand in my room....
...Strain into a chilled sherry glass or a small wine glass....
...Ian Palmer started distilling at his InchDairnie distillery in 2015, where he uses high-tech stills and specially created yeast to make whiskies that will age for several years....
...Dublin 6 is the other prime central district requested by buyers, primarily Ranelagh, Rathmines and Rathgar, especially for the schools, says Michael Grehan, chairman of Sherry FitzGerald estate agents....
...My chef is Alain Passard of Paris’s L’Arpège, who revolutionised vegetable-based cuisine in France....
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