We served dry martinis (James Bond style- shaken, not stirred) in classic cocktail glasses with olives. A dry martini is a combination of gin and martini bianco (the green bottle) with an ice cube. We also served champagne cocktails. For champagne cocktails add a sugar cube into the bottom...
Mr Joy said it is key to be transparent, like telling your solicitor that your deposit was a gift as soon as possible to avoid delays in securing proof of the transfer. 15:08:32 NatWest retail banking chief Lindberg to step down next year The boss of NatWest Group's high...
Sometimes we think that the people who work in the supermarket put all the excellent stuff on the high shelf on purpose, don’t you? Twitter/@fluffylife6 This woman is putting all of her tiptoeing ballerina skills to work trying to get whatever it is ...
I found myself wishing the next couple of days away, and realized this is because I want my delivery to be perfect. I’m scared of doing something to mess up this final presentation, and only want to celebrate the success of it rather than live the experience. ...
is no longer any place for snobbery.He said, 'This is a reminder that when you're shopping for wines this Christmas, supermarket brands will often give you better value and quality.'The fact that they have done so well proves if you follow good recommendations you can buy champagne that ...
Despite its legacy at celebrations, some wine professionals eschew Champagne. Choose your New Year's Eve drink wisely.
The notion ofChampagnebringing happiness is certainly one many of us buy into around Valentine’s Day, normally while frantically combing the supermarket for the last decent bottle during our lunchbreak on the 14th. But if any bottle can elicit at least a faint smile worthy of theMona Lisa, ...
It lives in boxes on the bottom shelf of the supermarket, just as it lives at rarefied tastings where the bottles are smashed after the event, to prevent people from filling them with counterfeit wine. (Truly: At $5,000 for a bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet, you'd ...
George:Champagne, and fruit for the morning. We go to the supermarket and buy three days of fruit at a time in some feeble attempt to stay healthy. Gilbert:Mixed fruit and some mango. George:And especially pomegranate. Gilbert:For breakfast we go to a café – Sizzles – and have one ...
nat is short for pétillant naturel, which means “naturally sparkling”. So usually when you make a traditional sparkling wine, like a champagne or a Cava, it has two fermentations, and then that’s what gives it. When the yeast eats up the sugar, that’s what creates the fizz, right...