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All the wines and beers I have tried and reviewed. You can find out about different styles and types and the people who make them.
I try to simplify and explain some of the terms that are used in wine a beer making and how to help describe what you are tasting.
Links to the delicious recipes I have made using a particular beer, wine or cider as a key ingredient and why it is included.
My pub and restaurant visits, food and drink pairings and other stuff
Welcome to The Caskaway
Personal, subjective and in no way definitive but I hope The Caskaway reveals a little of the passion I have for wine and beer. I’m no expert but I love to learn and wanted to share my knowledge and discoveries with all my drink writing in one convenient place. Why am I doing this when there is so much information out there already? Well, if one person reads and tries something new, I will call that a win.
There are honest tasting notes that you might hopefully find helpful, entertaining and maybe even instructive. Some posts try to help with the confusing and often obscure specialist terminology and language in both the beer and wine worlds and yes, there is a lot! Finally, there are links to all of my favourite recipes made using wine and beer (see below), and finally some expanded reviews of great pubs and other bits and pieces.
Formerly a full-time chef and publican, I’ve worked for two breweries, an award-winning Jersey based wine merchants and now try to write and broadcast about food and drink for local and national media including What’s Brewing and BBC Local Radio.
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