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I want to make it easy for you to pick good wine.

Qualified WSET Level 3 with merit.

Studying for the WSET Diploma in Wine.

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Janne

THINGS WE’VE WRITTEN

Review of vineyard tour & wine tasting at Chateau la Tour de Chollet, Bordeaux, France

Wines to pair with chilled tomato soup, lamb tangine, raspberry pannacotta

Champagne tours – my DIY Champagne Region Day Trip

THINGS WE’VE SEEN (OR DRUNK!)

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Delicious Primitivo from Salento, the hot southern “heel” of Italy. This was a smooth richly fruity, satisfying wine. Primitivo also known as Zinfandel is a firm favourite of mine. Old vine Zinfandel from Sonoma in California is one of my go-to wines with a rich meaty dish. Italian Primitivo also works with rich food. This wine paired well with the steaks and pork belly which were the dishes our group were having. Historically this southern party of Italy focussed on producing large volume rather than quality wines and you rarely saw Italian Primitivo in the UK. However that has changed and in my experience if you spot one on a wine list it is worth trying. Provided you are looking for a rich, full bodied wine with lots of juicy fruit and a good back bone of tannins. The tannins in this one were well balanced with the fruit. #how2enjoywine #foodwinepairing #winewithsteak #primitivo #winered #italianredwine #zinfandel #winewithpork #winefoodpairing #instawinelovers

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Lovely treat in store tonight. My husband is trying out a new recipe from his favourite recipe writer, Diana Henry @dianahenryfood.
Chicken legs in Pinot Noir with sour cherries and parsnip puree, sounds delicious. I was responsible for getting the wine. Had planned to get a New Zealand Pinot from my local supermarket but spotted this German wine. We don’t get many German reds in UK so I was curious to try this one. I figured it must be good if someone has taken the trouble to bring it into the UK. Also from my diploma studies I know that Germany produces some pretty good wines and with their cool climate it should be refreshingly fruity with low tannins. #how2enjoywine #winered #pinotnoir #germanwine #foodwinepairing #beingspoilt

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Lovely sunny winter’s day for my first exam of my Diploma course. Fortunately this one is only a mock exam. That’s a relief 😅 Particularly since my brain seems to be absent without leave. @wset_school_london @wsetglobal #winediploma #how2enjoywine #examstress

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Getting ready for New Year with some twinkly lights.

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Some more of my favourite wines from this year’s @virginwine #adventcalendar. Better selection of wines than last year.

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Delicious rich smooth red, deeply fruity. Should do well with tonight’s chicken and chorizo casserole. @virginwines have upped their game with their #adventcalendar. My husband buys me a wine advent calendar every year (I get him a gin one). The wines in this calendar is the best one yet by far. Loving this #spanishwine #garnache. It says on the back that it is peppery! Eh, don’t get that at all, smoothly rich fruitiness is what I get. 👍 #how2enjoywine #askjannewine #foodandwinepairings🍷

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Something for each of us (my husband ADORES gin) from Chris open day @tuffonhallwine. Nice to see Pod again and meet Angus for the first time. Looking forward to that Cuvée. #englishsparklingwine #how2enjoywine #tuffonhallwine #englishgin #tuffonhallgin #sparklingwine

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It’s cheese and fizzy wine night!!! @wset_school_london with Lydia from WSET and Patrick from @cheese_academy

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Wines to pair with chilled tomato soup, lamb tangine, raspberry pannacotta

Champagne tours – my DIY Champagne Region Day Trip

THINGS WE’VE SEEN (OR DRUNK!)

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