Another Vine Mixer was not to be missed! This time the theme was Old World food – France, Spain, Italy and Wales – versus New Zealand wines. The food was definitely much more to my liking, though the wines did not quite live up to their fame. I’ve had a lot more pleasant wines from…

Some new friends of ours have been talking about this wine pairing event for a few months. It has sounded fun and interesting, plus oh so posh, to do, so when the next one came up, I was totally in! So, a small group of us from the ZOO went together and had a really…