Hard Seltzer: the new drinks craze making waves in the UK!

Posted on June 28th, 2020 by Robin Goldsmith in Drink, Uncategorized

Oli Clements

The drinks scene is definitely getting ‘harder’!  No – this doesn’t mean a return to booze-ridden fights on the football terraces. The UK is beginning to embrace the latest trend that has swept the US by storm. Hard Seltzer is the new category that’s shaking up the drinks market, adding its very own sparkle!


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Perfect simplicity!

Posted on May 26th, 2018 by Robin Goldsmith in Artisan, Bardolino, Barolo, breakfast, dinner, Drink, Food, Food & drink matching, Italian Food, Italian wine, Italy, lunch, Pinot Grigio, Restaurant, Wine

All photos by Robin Goldsmith.

Antipasti

A selection of artisan cheeses & cold meats

Receiving an invitation to dinner at an Italian restaurant is always welcome and difficult to say ‘no’ to, but this was an invite with a difference!


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Top class food & stunning New Zealand wine!

Posted on July 27th, 2016 by Robin Goldsmith in Drink, Food, Food & drink matching, New Zealand Wine, Wine

All photos by Robin Goldsmith, unless otherwise stated.

Food and Wine

Beaufort cheese canapé and Te Awanga Syrah

What an evening! Within the welcoming walls of Eurocave, the brand-leading wine storage and accessories company, Liam Steevenson MW of The Far-Flung Wine Co. led a food and wine matching session that delighted everyone who attended.
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The 19th Watford Beer Festival: real ale can still remain relevant in a world of craft beer.

Posted on November 14th, 2013 by Robin Goldsmith in Beer, Drink

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A beer glass from the 19th Watford Beer Festival

Spurred on by the American craft beer revolution, the same drinks category in the UK is on the up. Brewdog’s Punk IPA, for example, is a drink of choice for many younger consumers sick of bland, big-name lagers. However, real ale is definitely not dead. If craft beer is seen as an end in itself, or as a stepping stone to appreciation of the "real stuff", there can be no doubt that well-made beer is in the ascendancy. Recognition of the value of traditional styles, albeit with a modern twist, is a natural consequence of this.
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