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Category: Life

  • LOVE: Doing what you love

    I know a lot of people in jobs that they are just not happy with. They are looking to change, mould or just scrap the whole thing in favour of finally pursuing something they are passionate about. I also know people that have long since gone on that pursuit, many to find a greater happiness

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  • LOVE: Wine Paired with Art

    I have been asked by my lovely artist friend, Blair, to choose a wine for her upcoming currated art show in Shoreditch. She has selected a theme for the tasting: ‘Go Bananas!’ and I am meant to select a wine that is both in line with the theme and an artist’s budget. I am tasting

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  • Whirl-wine trip through Burgundy and Israel

    I have just returned from a whirlwind 3 weeks abroad: 1 week in Burgundy, 1 week in Fontainebleau and 4 days in Tel Aviv/Jerusalem. I rode a bike through Premier Cru vines in Pommard, ate grapes off the recently harvested vines in Volnay and celebrated my birthday in a gorgeous restaurant in Puligny filled with

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  • Happy birthday to my dad

    My father, John, turns 71 today. Here’s a shout out to my favourite guy (and wine lover!): Happy birthday, live it up and enjoy your special day! Love you Xx

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  • Burgundy is for lovers

    My two lovely friends got married last Monday in London with 20 of their closest friends from around the world looking on. Our troupe was then shuttled into cabs, whisked away to the Champagne bar at St Pancras station and herded into Coach 15 on the Eurostar bound for Paris. After a quick transfer to

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  • Love: Isle of White and Alvarinho

    At an offsite for work today…absolutely spoiled with weather and an amazing wine. Portuguese Alvarinho on the patio of the sailing club = ridiculously wonderful. Crisp stoney steely wine, long length and great with seafood. £20 at restaurant.

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  • London drenched in sun

    I arrived back from Paris last night to a heat wave in London. Even though it was 11PM, I was sweating in my brown leather jacket and sundress. This morning, I woke up to the sun shining through my window, made coffee, ran a few errands and made my way into the office. Ridiculously warm

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  • An American in Paris…

    I arrive in Paris this morning (gotta love the Eurostar…two hours and you are golden) and after an extended wait to store my oversized luggage in the left luggage area on Gare du Nord (apparently I’m not very unique and wanted to do the same thing as everyone else today) I was on the Metro

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  • I want to B-A part of B-A, Buenos Aires, Big Apple

    Read this article recently – Creative wine tasting in Buenos Aires? Sounds very enticing….perhaps my next trip will be to Buenos Aires to test out their approach to building a walkable wine route in the city… Because, honestly – the only bad part about visiting most wineries is having to drive in between! Plus –

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  • The land of jewels, vines and feta cheese

    I’m just returning from 6 lovely days on the beautiful island of Santorini. For those of you that have been before, we stayed in Pyrgos which is away from the major tourist areas of Fira and Ia. Major bonus was that, without planning it, we ended up right in the middle of fields of vines!

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