I pretty much ever drinkable French wine, because it is what I know nearly as well as I pick it upward actually cheaply when I take in my Brittany home, but at that topographic point are a few wines y'all tin give the axe pick upward hither inward Great Britain I practise rather like. I'm moving out soon, but since September I've been living inward a form of individual pupil edifice inward London close my university, as well as regardless of the atmospheric condition (both blankets as well as sunglasses receive got been utilised) some of us from my apartment as well as from the apartment side yesteryear side door similar to sit down out on the form of outdoor passageway inward front end of our front end doors drinking as well as talking inward the evenings looking out over Canary Wharf. Usually, I similar to sit down at that topographic point alongside my ain bottle rather than sharing, but ane eve I'd run depression as well as Tom asked me if I wanted some of his red. To move honest, we're both vino snobs (flavour non price) hence he is only nearly the solely somebody I'd bring vino off of inward the building.
That freezing mutual frigidity eve afterward crispy aromatic duck takeaway was when I outset discovered Campo Viejo's rather fantabulous Castilian Rioja, as well as I intend the distich of us must receive got seat away almost ii bottles betwixt us looking out over the metropolis at night. Campo Viejo volition forever move a academy retentivity for me now, only similar Sainsbury's Basics Tomatoes, reading the Evening Standard on the Central Line as well as getting frozen yogurt at the North Campus Student Union at UCLA as well as sitting alongside it inward my Mon afternoon Milton class.
That freezing mutual frigidity eve afterward crispy aromatic duck takeaway was when I outset discovered Campo Viejo's rather fantabulous Castilian Rioja, as well as I intend the distich of us must receive got seat away almost ii bottles betwixt us looking out over the metropolis at night. Campo Viejo volition forever move a academy retentivity for me now, only similar Sainsbury's Basics Tomatoes, reading the Evening Standard on the Central Line as well as getting frozen yogurt at the North Campus Student Union at UCLA as well as sitting alongside it inward my Mon afternoon Milton class. 
The British beingness British, directly it is officially Spring, the clocks receive got changed to British Summertime as well as we've had only that picayune chip of sunshine, we're non going to move drinking cherry-red vino ane time again until at to the lowest degree Autumn, we're all going to move trying to stretch out the rosé window for every bit long every bit possible! I intend this is a large shame, because piece I was never quite downwards alongside that California affair of putting H2O ice cubes inward a drinking glass of red, I tin give the axe intend of ane fantabulous Summertime affair to practise alongside it: Sangria. (This recipe makes 1 large jug for a crowd!)- 2 bottles Campo Viejo Garnacha Rioja
- 120ml Brandy
- 120ml Triple Sec
- 200ml Sparkling Lemonade
- 2 tsp Golden Caster Sugar (optional)
- Handful Fresh Apple, cubed
- Handful Fresh Strawberries, cubed
- 1/4 Orange, sliced as well as then quartered
In the bottom of a large jug mix together the brandy as well as the triple sec. I honour adding orangish liquor every bit good every bit the traditional brandy it gives it a prissy Summery as well as fruity flavour. Add the vino as well as the lemonade as well as stir well. Taste, as well as meet if the saccharide is required. Depending on your create of lemonade, triple s as well as personal tastes, it powerfulness move sweetness plenty already. If you're adding it, stir until it is all dissolved. Add the fruit, stir good as well as serve either chilled or at room temperature, depending ane time again on your personal preference. Enjoy!
So y'all tin give the axe endeavor your paw at mixing upward some sangria at home, as well as to celebrate their upcoming Streets of Espana Festival on Southbank (more on that inward a moment) I receive got teamed upward alongside the guys at Campo Viejo to giveaway vi bottles of their Garnacha Rioja on Twitter. Essentially, this giveaway is opened upward to everyone inward the UK who is xviii or over, as well as all y'all receive got to practise to movement into earlier the giveaway closes at 5pm on Mon 14th Apr is to follow both myself (@makingmewonder) as well as @CampoViejoUK on Twitter, as well as RT this contest Tweet I sent out this morning. You tin give the axe honour the sum terms & conditions here.
Anyway, hence the Campo Viejo Streets of Espana Festival on Southbank. From May 2nd to May fifth for the 2d yr at Festival Place (under Queen Elizabeth Hall 12pm-10pm exterior daily, as well as within Festival Village at 11pm) running a massive coloring as well as vino experiment where they are looking at if colours around y'all that you're looking at number the gustation of the vino you're drinking. What I'm personally super excited nearly is that at that topographic point volition likewise move some fantastic Castilian nutrient vendors from around London (I heard some of the restaurants that are involved when I met alongside Campo Viejo for breakfast the other calendar week as well as this volition move ane non to miss!) and La Boqueria in Barcelona.
In other sunshine news, I only wanted to portion alongside y'all a snapshot of all the beautiful white cherry blossoms as well as bluish skies this weekend. I promise y'all savor this sangria, I'd dearest to listen how y'all all larn on alongside it, as well as peradventure whatever personal variations y'all similar to add. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 white vino sangria is likewise on my to practise list, hence hopefully I'll larn to that sometime this Summer. Also, Londoners, how many of y'all volition move hitting upward Streets of Spain? Good luck inward the Twitter giveaway!