Thanks to Exeter City Council's "pop up" scheme the city now has it's first pop-up wine bar at 87 South Street.
Project Vino ( www.projectvino.uk ) aims to bring as wide a selection of wines from across the globe to enjoy over the next few months.
Previous 87 South Street pop up Sancho's Room is now in permanent premises in nearby Fore Street, showing how the concept of trial running businesses for even a short while can help make to leap to a more permanent fixture on the Exeter street scene.
To Autumn O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stained With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof; there thou mayst rest, And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe, And all the daughters of the year shall dance! Sing now the lusty song of fruits and flowers.
by William Blake Hi, my name's Iain Smith and I've been running my own little wine shop, Smith's, on Magdalen Road for the last 2 1/2 years. Prior to this I spent four years with Majestic Wine and before that it's all a bit of a blurr! I'll be writing regular pieces about my adventures with, mostly, wine...
Michael Caines Restaurant is to host a dinner with one of Southern Italy's most notable properties, Candido, on Tuesday 29 October.
Alessandro Candido’s range is perhaps the most diverse and innovative to be found in Puglia, yet the wines continue to offer unbeatable value for money. The climate there is Mediterranean with low rainfall, and ripening takes place slowly due to the striking contrast between day and night-time temperatures, resulting in a strong development of aromas, richness and concentration. This historic, family-...