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Wines delivered to your door

3:13pm Monday 20th June 2011

Mike Tipping recommends three wines from a company that delivers.

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Considers carmenères, but forget the curry

3:10pm Monday 20th June 2011

Mike Tipping considers three carmenères - and suggests you forget the curry.

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Spotlight on Chilean winemaker Alejandro Galaz

5:11pm Monday 6th June 2011

Mike Tipping meets up with Chilean winemaker Alejandro Galaz for a talk and a taste.

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Chemistry lesson on screw-cap wines

3:14pm Monday 23rd May 2011

Mike Tipping gives us a chemistry lesson on screw-cap wines.

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Musing on minerals

2:17pm Monday 9th May 2011

I decided that this week I’d highlight wines that had mineral flavours. “Minerals,” I blurted out at the dinner table. “I’ll write about minerals this week”. My suggestion was met with derision.

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A trio of bargains from Waitrose

2:15pm Monday 9th May 2011

May Day celebrations in this fair isle do not lend themselves to wine. Morris dancers drink beer or cider and Maypole dancers drink orange squash.

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Getting hot with wines

2:13pm Monday 9th May 2011

Which wine should you serve when things start getting hot? Now there’s an ambiguous question if ever I posed one.

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Non-French fizz for a forthcoming wedding of some note

2:10pm Monday 9th May 2011

I received an e-mail last week asking me to suggest a few bottles of fizz. It was from a woman who is getting hitched at the end of month. She wanted something suitable to give to guests on arrival at the reception.

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Wines to accompany Easter lamb

2:08pm Monday 9th May 2011

Easter is just around the corner. With that in mind, I considered suggesting wines to go with chocolate, but I can’t help thinking that is a bad idea.

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Wines to accompany asparagus

2:06pm Monday 9th May 2011

Sparrowgrass, I just love the folky name for asparagus, it sounds like a Tolkien character. I love to eat it too, as long as it is very fresh and paired with a good white wine.

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Good Bordeaux wines for under ten pounds

4:41pm Tuesday 22nd March 2011

Mike Tipping has to rethink his ruling regarding Bordeaux.

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The return of 2009 Wild Ferment Chardonnay

4:38pm Tuesday 22nd March 2011

Mike Tipping is reunited with an old favourite.

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Playing music to fermenting grapes

4:25pm Monday 7th March 2011

In this week’s Tipping’s Tipples, Mike Tipping wonders about the benefits or otherwise of playing music to fermenting grapes.

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Wines beginning with the letter ‘B’

4:23pm Monday 7th March 2011

In this week’s Tipping’s Tipples, Mike Tipping takes the letter ‘B’ as his starting point.

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Pinot Noir for wine lovers

4:20pm Monday 7th March 2011

In this week’s Tipping’s Tipples, Mike Tipping recommends a pinot noir to buy as a present for wine lovers, and a couple of cheaper options, too.

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The delights of le vin blanc

4:18pm Monday 7th March 2011

Spring is in the air and Mike Tipping finds it’s time to uncork some tasty whites

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Choosing a wine for Valentine's Day

4:16pm Monday 7th March 2011

Mike Tipping discovers some wine for that romantic day.

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Westminster's wines

4:48pm Monday 31st January 2011

Mike Tipping ponders Parliament’s wine stock and then offers some more affordable bargains

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