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REVIEW–2014: A GOOD YEAR FOR CYPRUS WINE

14/11/2014 By
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  Once upon a time… Cyprus wine was a joke. The “leading” white wines, made in factories in Limassol, were largely stale, flat and well on the way to oxidisation. The reds, mostly made from Mavro were dull and lifeless. The reason, of course, was that grapes were grown as a cash crop by village […]

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The SuffolkEater reviews the Seafood & Grill at the Brudenell, Aldeburgh

03/11/2014 By
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To get the best of eating at the Brudenell Hotel Aldeburgh, you need daylight and either a table on the terrace or one inside with a sea view. However, as we found out a week or two ago, its Seafood & Grill has a pleasant, comfortable feeling about it on a blustery rainy autumn evening. […]

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A MATTER OF TASTE How to Enjoy your Wine More

03/11/2014 By
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“Drink moderately….just one glass, for instance” See below F.A.Q.s ABOUT WINE I am often astonished when dining out to note that so many people show very little interest in food (unless there’s not enough of it), and show similar disinterest for the wine on offer. This despite the great number of newspaper and magazine articles, […]

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ON THE RIGHT LINES – Living, steaming, moving history…

15/10/2014 By
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Earlier this month Mary and I spent a happy week touring around Yorkshire, based on the pleasant spa town of Harrogate.   We were wallowing in nostalgia of a special kind: for old fashioned trains pulled by huffing and chuffing steam engines more than 60 years old. We were part of a group of about 40 […]

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SuffolkEater reviews The White Horse, Badingham

16/09/2014 By
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The website www.whitehorsebadingham.co.uk is worth a visit because it makes one thing very clear: there’s a chef in the kitchen, rattling the pans, turning the roasts and keeping an eye on the grill. The ready-meals van isn’t a regular here. What are regular, though, are diners from towns and villages for some miles around who […]

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Sherry–a Decent Drop of Fortification

16/09/2014 By
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In Britain, sherry may be a minority tipple, but it is a large enough one for a good range to be stocked in wine stores and supermarkets, whereas in Cyprus it is not easy to find and the range available is quite limited.  The demise of what used to be called Cyprus sherry also diminished […]

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