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Wine of the Month: Sophie’s Reserve Rouge 2011 – House Red at Sophie’s Steakhouse

Posted on 2013-01-27 by tikichris

One aspect to my lunch at Sophie’s still stands out as exceptional: the house red. Sophie’s Reserve Rouge 2011, IGP d’Oc is a great wine. At £4.75 for a 175ml glass and £16.95 for a bottle it’s great value too. A blend of Syrah and Grenache created by the restaurant’s “own team”, I liked it from the first sip and thought is was an especially smart and easy drinker to go with red meat. Good ‘n’ juicy with a medium body, it’d be a nice one to drink on its own if slipping into Sophie’s for an evening at the comfortable (and I hearing ridiculously popular) bar. Continue reading →

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Champagne + Fromage in the Heart of London (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-07-01 by tikichris

Following a successful run as a pop up, the folks behind Covent Garden’s Champagne + Fromage have apparently decided to sign a longer lease to continue offering their winning combo of French delights. Champagne + Fromage in the Heart of … Continue reading →

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Champagne + Fromage @ Covent Garden

Posted on 2012-06-04 by tikichris

Champagne + Fromage recently opened at 22 Wellington Street (WC2E 7DD) just down the street from Covent Garden. It’s a shop/fromagerie/bistro retail arm of French Bubbles, an “artisanal collection of fine quality, limited-production grower Champagnes with personality and heritage.” At … Continue reading →