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Summer is here so it is time to enjoy some rosé

6:30am Thursday 29th July 2010

SARAH McCLEERY prefers a crisp and crunchy pink wine

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The face says it all when tasting an ex-pat’s wine

6:20am Thursday 22nd July 2010

SARAH McCLEERY finds ex-pat wine good and very bad

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Pinot Noir proves a real taste of the Californian dream

6:30am Thursday 15th July 2010

SARAH McCLEERY is cheered by some fine American wine

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Two supermarket wines break our writer’s block

6:30am Thursday 8th July 2010

SARAH McCLEERY throws out some wine bits and pieces

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Time to look at Sherry afresh

6:30am Thursday 1st July 2010

SARAH McCLEERY is enthused by aged Sherries entering the UK

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Homage to the wine and food of Catalonia

9:40am Thursday 17th June 2010

SARAH McCLEERY enjoys more than a few tastes of Spain

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Making a decent wine in England is a challenge

6:10am Thursday 3rd June 2010

I am Scottish. This does not mean I will be supporting some other country in the forthcoming World Cup. Absolutely not; I will be cheering for the English team in the same way that I did Tim Henman (for years) and hundreds of other English sportsmen and women.

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Find a spot in cellar for wines of Corsica

9:58am Thursday 27th May 2010

SARAH McCLEERY praises the Domaine de Torraccia

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Vergelegen: a fabulous history and good wines

11:30am Thursday 20th May 2010

I am excited, having just had a preview of the wines that we will be drinking at The Oxford Times Wine Club Dinner at the Cherwell Boathouse. The South African Vergelegen estate has a fabulous history. It was founded in 1700 when Willem Adriaan van der Stel, Governor of the Dutch colony, the Cape of Good Hope, was granted land in the valley of the Lourens River up the Hottentots Holland mountain range overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

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Prosecco and rhubarb was a fine combination

9:26am Thursday 13th May 2010

SARAH McCLEERY says it’s good to try something different

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Find those hidden gems in modest Bordeaux vintages

6:30am Thursday 6th May 2010

SARAH McCLEERY says don’t just stick to acclaimed years for Bordeaux

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Italy offers great choice of wine styles and grapes

5:50am Thursday 29th April 2010

SARAH McCLEERY on a local importer of Italian wine

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Dinner offers an insight into the delights of Rioja

6:40am Thursday 22nd April 2010

Food and drink puts SARAH McCLEERY in a jolly mood

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Your sommelier knows what he is doing

6:30am Thursday 15th April 2010

SARAH McCLEERY says do not fear taking advice on your choice of wine

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Alsatian vigneron hits spot with Gewürztraminer

9:53am Thursday 8th April 2010

SARAH McCLEERY is smitten by wines of Charles Schéret

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Rioja will take centre stage at wine club dinner

11:03am Friday 26th March 2010

Fabulous news; The Oxford Times Wine Club Dinners are back and the first of the 2010 series is on Tuesday, April 13. Those of you who have come before will know that our dinners are sociable affairs and the emphasis is on providing great food and delicious wines in a relaxed atmosphere.

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A pick of 2008 Rhône vintage

10:32am Thursday 25th March 2010

SARAH McCLEERY picks her favourites from a tasting of Rhône wines at berry Brothers and Rudd.

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Unscrambling the objection to wine with your eggs

6:30am Thursday 18th March 2010

SARAH McCLEERY wonders what wines match egg dishes

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