Recipe idea: Slow Roast Pork Belly served with Beronia Rioja

Meat from Swillington Organic Farm

Wine from Latitude Wine & Liquor Merchant, £10.99

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Gin tasting @ The Cross Keys, Thursday 29th March 2012.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Confirmed exhibitors…
| 50 Pounds | Death’s Door | Blackwoods | The Botanist | Fox Denton Estate Gin | Jensons | Bulldog | Langtons | Seagrams | Plymouth | Beefeater | Portobello Road Gin | SloeMotion |
…plus many more to follow!

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Finding bargains in Spain (Part 1)

With the continuing problems in the Eurozone and the ever-rising cost of imports from the New World, Spain is becoming a good place for wine drinkers to find bargains.  Swerving the traditional (and generally pricey) regions of Rioja and Priorat, wine drinkers can find fantastic deals in a number of less-well-known regions across Spain.  Over the next few blogs we will introduce some of our favourite of these regions and their wines…

TORO: Quinta de Refugio Tinto 2009, Bodegas Torreduero, Toro, Spain: £7.50

The region:

Map of Toro DO

Though wine has been made in the region since the end of the 1st Century BC, Toro DO has only recently gained prominence as a quality wine region, seeing a massive influx of bodegas from 2000 onwards.  When the DO was established in 1987, the number was just four, led by the local cooperative, producing poor jug wines.  Today, with overall quality much improved, the dominant variety is a clone of Tempranillo (a key component of Rioja reds): Tinta de Toro, which thrives the extreme continental climate (long, hot summers/cold winters).  Here this variety produces rich, full-bodied reds that are generally (though not exclusively) minimally aged and designed to be consumed young.

The wine:

This wine is bursting with fresh, brambly fruit, with a hint of vanilla from barrel aging in French oak.  A rich, dark, full-bodied red that matches perfectly with hearty stews, even standing up well against a spicy Chilli-con-carne!

 Quinta de Refugio Tinto 2009, Bodegas Torreduero, Toro, Spain: £7.50 available now!

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Henriot Tasting – 9th Feb 2012 @ Piazza by Anthony, 7pm til 9.30ish, £15

Join us @ Piazza by Anthony on 9th February 2012 when we’ll be giving you the chance to try through the Henriot Champagne range, all for the meagre sum of £15 per person, which even includes a buffet!  Event starts at 7pm.  Call 0113 245 3393 now to reserve your place.

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Burns Night @ The Cross Keys!

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Modern Drinks Symposium @ MOJO Leeds

MOJO is teaming up with Latitude Wine & Liquor Merchant to bring you a night of great booze and great tunes. We have invited all of our favourite drinks brands to showcase the finest stock they’ve got for your enjoyment…

*Enjoy free tastings and learn about the brands directly from the owners and ambassadors.

*Try out discounted signature drinks made from the liquor on show.

*Venture into the rum room to watch Leeds favourite bartenders go head to head in the very first “Never Mind the Booze Comps” for a chance to win flights to NYC.

Brands that will be included on the day are:

Santa Teresa Rums
Chase Marmalade Vodka
Diplomático Rums
Tapatio Tequila
Bitter Truth Liqueurs
The Kraken Spiced Rum
Sacred Gin
Kammerlings Ginseng Liqueur
Cusqueña Beer
Elements 8 Spiced Rum
Absolut Vodka
…plus many more

Thursday 19th January
7pm ’til 10pm

*TICKETS ARE £5 AVAILABLE FROM LATITUDE WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANT, 5 CHERRY TREE WALK, THE CALLS, LEEDS LS2 7EB.  TEL: 0113 245 3393, EMAIL: INFO@LATITUDEWINE.CO.UK*

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