Re: Blandys Duke of Clarence Rich Madeira Dear Sir, Thank-you for your contact and preference throughout these years. Kindly note that unfortunately we have used for many years and continue to use gelatine from animal origin in our fining process.…More »

Dear Roger, Your email about the 2000 Chardonnay was passed on to me. I’m pleased you enjoyed the wine. It was fined with casein(milk). We do not make vegetarian or vegan wines, and our first organic Shiraz is in barrel, and will be released in 2017.…More »

Wine is a raw food, in that the product is not heated. Other fermented foods, with different end results are:- Cyder, Vinegar, Kombucha and Sauerkraut. There are also various fermented products of raw seeds Other fermented products where seeds have been…More »

Bought a couple form Harvest Bristol. Having enjoyed it before I was very disappointed this time as the perry seemed to be heavy and flavour-less. About to stash the second bottle for a rainy day I happened to check the date Sept 2015, called Weston's…More »

Whereas cut cork has been the preferred option for centuries, more recently has seen the rise of screw-tops and Diam corkMore »

(22 Aug 18) UPDATE See highly successful second attempt (28 Nov 17) started with Wood's Navy Rum as it is 57% alcohol although I intend to use Fairtrade Organic rum for the next batch. This is a first proper attempt after a test months ago with rum and…More »

https://www.vinceremos.co.uk/product/organic-golden-rum-papagayo/ https://www.caribjournal.com/2016/12/09/first-organic-rum/# https://www.klwines.com/Products/i?i=1054912 More »

So here I go again. This time I bought a less roasted coffee and had it ground for a cafettire. I bought 500g of 100% Arabic grown in the Ocotepeque region of Honduras, by the Cocafelol Co-operative I poured about quarter to a third in a 700ml bottle…More »