Sixty incredibly rare whiskies going to auction

For dedicated whisky collectors, there are few independent bottlers as iconic and revered as that of the late Silvano Samaroli and the Corti Brothers. The former, a visionary Italian importer and bottler whose whiskies are compared to works of art, and the latter, American gastronomic specialists who bought and bottled casks from legendary distilleries during…

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Le Miccine: Showing Chianti’s cooler side

Le Miccine winemaker Paula Papini Cook is celebrating her Scottish roots in Tuscany, writes Peter Ranscombe. FOR Scots living abroad, there’s always once thing they miss more than anything else. For some, it’s Irn Bru; for others, it’s haggis. For Paula Papini Cook, the winemaker at Le Miccine in Tuscany, it’s tattie scones. While she…

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East Coast: Where land meets sea and wine

Peter Ranscombe visits East Coast in Musselburgh to put the restaurant’s wine list through its paces. EVERYONE has their favourite chippies. One of mine used to be The Coral Reef in Musselburgh. My guilty pleasure was its southern fried chicken goujons. Carlo Crolla took over the chip shop in 2002 from his parents, who had…

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Marks & Spencer: If you like that, try this…

After the excitement of an in-person wine tasting subsided, Peter Ranscombe found interesting Marks & Spencer alternatives. A PRESS tasting. An actual, real life press tasting. With wines and people and everything. Novelty aside, yesterday’s press preview of spring wines from Marks & Spencer was a great chance to catch-up with the ongoing refresh of…

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Eden Mill: what happens when gin meets wine?

Eden Mill distillery has aged its latest gins in red wine and white wine casks, as Peter Ranscombe discovers. MAKING gin is – relatively – easy. As long as your spirit tastes of juniper then it’s job done, as far as the labelling gods are concerned. But making your gin stand out from the ever-growing…

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M&S goes off wine’s beaten track

Peter Ranscombe reviews the new “Found” range of “unexpected and undiscovered” wines from Marks & Spencer. MARKS & Spencer wine buyers Sue Daniels and Belinda Kleinig have had a busy lockdown. After launching Markies’ “Classics” and “This is…” ranges last year, they’ve embarked on their latest vinous adventure – “Found”. This new selection features “unexpected…

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An easy recipe for an Indian butter chicken

What’s more tasty than a delicious chicken curry dish?. Courtesy of Mutti, an Italian firm who produce organic tomatoes, we this week present a selection of tasty recipes involving the fruit, and we continue today with a delicious recipe for butter chicken. Click HERE for more recipes from Scottish Field 

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A pineapple topping pizza recipe for three

One of the most biggest arguments that people have with their pizza toppings is pineapple – to go or not to go? For those of you who say ‘yes’, then stay with us, as we have a delicious pizza to make at home with a pineapple topping. Courtesy of Mutti, an Italian firm who produce…

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Try this easy to make macaroni casserole recipe

We’ve all tried casseroles at one time or another, and have macaroni, so today we bring them together for another tasty recipe. Courtesy of Mutti, an Italian firm who produce organic tomatoes, we this week present a selection of tasty recipes, with an easy macaronic casserole today. Click HERE for more recipes from Scottish Field 

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Try something new with this halloumi stroganoff recipe

As we enter what are the final days of lockdown, we’re all still trying to find new and interesting ways of keeping ourselves fed. This week, courtesy of Mutti, an Italian firm who produce organic tomatoes, we present a selection of tasty recipes, starting today with halloumi stroganoff. Click HERE for more recipes from Scottish…

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