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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.

Considers carmenères, but forget the curry

3:10pm Monday 20th June 2011

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

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.

Chemistry lesson on screw-cap wines

3:14pm Monday 23rd May 2011

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Good Bordeaux wines for under ten pounds

4:41pm Tuesday 22nd March 2011

Mike Tipping has to rethink his ruling regarding Bordeaux.

The return of 2009 Wild Ferment Chardonnay

4:38pm Tuesday 22nd March 2011

Mike Tipping is reunited with an old favourite.

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.

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.

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.

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

Choosing a wine for Valentine's Day

4:16pm Monday 7th March 2011

Mike Tipping discovers some wine for that romantic day.

Westminster's wines

4:48pm Monday 31st January 2011

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