Aroundtown Magazine January/February 2024 edition
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FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Fun ways<br />
wine<br />
to learn<br />
about<br />
with The Grape Kitchen<br />
It’s <strong>January</strong>, which<br />
means it’s Dry <strong>January</strong><br />
for a lot of people.<br />
You may be surprised to hear that<br />
I, a wine lover and a wine merchant,<br />
actually encourage people to take<br />
time off and attempt going dry for a<br />
few weeks.<br />
As much as I love wine, I<br />
acknowledge that December leads<br />
us to overindulgence and most of us<br />
go into the new year a little heavier<br />
and a tad more sluggish.<br />
Here at The Grape Kitchen,<br />
we have introduced a couple of<br />
non-alcoholic sparkling wines to<br />
our collection. But to be honest,<br />
aside from the sparklings, I don’t<br />
rate the current crop of non-alcoholic<br />
wine options.<br />
So, I’m taking a break from<br />
advertising our latest bottles and<br />
instead I’m going to explore some of<br />
the best films and books that give an<br />
insight into wine.<br />
1. Sideways (2004)<br />
This is a beautiful film adaptation<br />
of a book by the same name. It<br />
focuses on two blokes (Miles & Jack)<br />
on a bachelor party, visiting wineries<br />
in California. Miles is a self-loathing<br />
wine-lover and Jack is a selfobsessed<br />
wine-novice.<br />
Amongst the jokes and story<br />
narrative, Miles does attempt to<br />
teach Jack a few things, notably how<br />
to taste wine and what we should be<br />
doing. Most famously, this film led<br />
to something called ‘The Sideways<br />
Effect’ in California. Miles has a<br />
passion for Pinot Noir and hates<br />
Merlot. After the film was released,<br />
demand for Merlot plummeted in<br />
California and, you guessed it, the<br />
demand for Pinot Noir went up. This<br />
resulted in many wine producers<br />
having to graft Pinot Noir vines to<br />
Merlot roots in order to keep up with<br />
the demand.<br />
2. The 24-Hour Wine<br />
Expert (2016)<br />
This book is a must for anybody<br />
wanting to learn the basics about<br />
wine. Written by Jancis Robinson,<br />
arguably the most famous wine writer<br />
of all time, it explores everything<br />
you need to know about wine but<br />
in bitesize chunks. She myth busts,<br />
tells you how to not get caught out<br />
by unnecessarily overpriced bottles,<br />
and gives you all the information<br />
about wine famous grapes<br />
and wine regions.<br />
ROBIN HOOD<br />
CRAFTED IN AUGHTON, SHEFFIELD<br />
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• Turkey<br />
breast with<br />
chipolata a sausage<br />
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• Veg<br />
gie nut and<br />
cranbe<br />
rry roast<br />
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homemade<br />
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potato<br />
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drippi<br />
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and vegetables<br />
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to be won<br />
Wednesday 14th <strong>February</strong><br />
Book now for Valentine’s Day<br />
Full menu and specials<br />
OPEN Mon-Sun 12pm-11pm • FOOD SERVED Mon to Thurs 12pm-8pm, Fri & Sat 12pm -9pm, Sun 12pm-7pm<br />
Main Street, Aughton, Sheffield S26 3XJ 0114 287 7468 5* Food Hygiene rating<br />
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