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The best hospitality from Henri Bourgeois , Chavignol

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 Goat cheese to go with pink Saucerre .  The perfect match says Thierry. Goat cheese and Sancerre. Cute little pencils with rubbers (erasers, USA).

An affordable Reisling from Germany

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 Rsp 19 pounds a bottle. 100% Riesling Drinkable. 5/7 on my scale as at CLWS.

Reisling from Canada, Okanagan Valley

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  Okanagan Valley wss named after or by Native people in the region. 100% Reisling. Not the petrol aroma I expected. So some would say not as good, but others would say better. At the recommended price of 70 pounds beyond my and many people's retail buying budget.. 

Ice Cider from Canada

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  Relaunching on the UK. A Canadian company.  It is Cider. 10% alcohol. Soon to be in Canadian airports. Try it with Shropshire blue cheese from Waitrose. A Xmas gift.. Useful Website Neige.co

Perfect prize winning Prosecco

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  Prosecco from north east Italy. Elena of Bianca Vigna. Vigna means winery. Bianca is her eldest daughter. As you have guessed, a family business. Elena's brother is  an oenologist. You can buy the wines from Waddesdon's website  . Also Ocado could be 18 to 20 pounds depending on seasonal special offers.  

El Taller,The Table Restaurant, Tenerife

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  How Spanish food has improved, like English food, over the past few decades. On Tenerife, the largest of the Canary islands, we were looking for a special place to celebrate my husband's birthday.  He found a Michelin standard restaurant. A place where the ingredients, tastes, and presentation would be a surprise, something we could not or would not do at home. (That is a challenge, because my husband is a keen cook. He downloads recipes in French and translates them. He consults three version of the same dish. He shops for unusual ingredients, ordering Jersey potatoes online to get the right texture and flavour.) The name of the restaurant is El Taller. This is Spanish for workshop, studio, repair shop, or garage, depending on the context, the surroundings.   Wine muscat. 9 couses 1 chocolate ball with sweet tomato soup centre   The open hatch into the kitchen at the back enables you to watch the chef owner, Seve Diaz, preparing the set meals. You can see the...