In an extra bloopers edition of The Weekend Wine List, Ben Owen talks us through his wine blacklist.
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The Weekend Wine List
In the final instalment of the series, Ben Owen takes on fizzy wine, suggesting we top up our tulip glasses with an alternative to Champagne.
The Weekend Wine List
Ben Owen takes on three wines this week, describing the tastes of each so you can find your perfect Iberian white.
The Weekend Wine List
In the fourth instalment of his series, Ben Owen offers a refreshing red investment; a worthy choice for reaching the halfway point of term.
Wime Reviews: Halloween Special
It’s a cold night, full of mischief and threat; wolves howl, foxes fox, and I sit alone in my office, fire spitting at me in a desperate attempt to gain my attention. In one hand my pen droops whilst the other grapples with a wine glass’ shaft.
I’m A Female Classicist, Get Me Out Of Here!: In Vino Veritas
You may have heard of a symposion, a drinking party on couches, usually with 7 people where literature, philosophy and politics are discussed. In other words, not unlike essay/problem sheet procrastination in someone’s room, but instead of wine drawn from an elaborately decorated krater in the centre of the room, we have boxed wine, and instead of couches, we have the floor.
Wime Reviews: What Wine?
I step out of the window into the night, to take a long stroll through the city streets in a taxi. Sipping my wine and rocking the cab with my jumps of joy.
Wime Reviews: Now Drink
Sit back. Cradle the bowl of the glass in well washed hands. Remember that relaxation is nine tenths of the law. And now sit further back. See how far you can force your spine into the withering cushion of your chair. Feel it crack. You are truly relaxed.
Wime Reviews: £3.79… Seriously
Hi guys. We hope you’ll play along and have fun with this wine review. However, please enjoy safely. Before reading, ask your parents to help move chairs, tables and other objects you might bump into. And please remember: don’t run, jump or dance while drinking the wine.
Wime Reviews: Unbreakable
A wine for the ages, but only those ages old enough to have amassed an hereditary fortune equal to The Bank of Scotland. I toss back my golden locks, and deep-throat the bottle. Finally some good wine.