#WINES
What do I want for Christmas?

A mysterious manor in the Scottish countryside, a library of vintage novels, a collection of the world’s rarest wines, an owl to deliver and retrieve my post, a butler with a mysterious backstory, and my own personal pastry chef.

I'm really not that hard to shop for.
December 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Wines linked to Putin and Patriarch Kirill enter U.S. tasting contest in San Francisco, brought in personal luggage by Kovalchuk aide

The Insider details how wines made next door to Putin's Black Sea palace ended up in California.
Wines linked to Putin and Patriarch Kirill enter U.S. tasting contest in San Francisco, brought in personal luggage by Kovalchuk aide
Wines from the Krinitsa and Usadba Divnomorskoye wineries near Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea palace in Gelendzhik, as well as from the Mezyb winery linked to Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill...
theins.press
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Mr F at his work Christmas do, which differs MARKEDLY from mine in that “jackets are required for gentlemen” and he was asked to choose wines, whereas mine was in a pub that does nice food and I lost my cracker present under a dog
December 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Posted this at the start of the year. Sad to say it's aged liked the finest of wines.
December 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
i’ve had two wines and this is the funniest thing in the entire history of the world x
December 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
December 17th is Cousteau's birthday. 🎂 This jock frog lived on our island for a hot minute. 🐸 We enjoyed his company and remember him fondly. 😇 If you have him, go celebrate today for sure...he likes soft cheeses and full-bodied wines. 🤭
December 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
That sounds… uncomfortable, and greasy?
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Supermarket drinks corner with illuminated fridges showcasing premium wines, champagne, and spirits,

depositphotos.com/portfolio-30...

#drinks #winefridge #champagne #spirits #supermarket
#Leffe #Beefeater #LaChouffe #MoetAndChandon #Champagne #WineSelection
December 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#vss365
#recall

The ladies were burning up the town’s telephone lines
In dismay over a recall of their favorite wines
Returning to the store
Couldn’t buy any more
How would they cope without their elixir of the vines
December 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Me after one too many mulled wines on Christmas morning
December 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I like my men the same way I like my wines

finely aged ~
December 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I still remember being awake with jet lag (and after a few lovely wines) in a hotel room in Paris, when the TV suddenly showed a breaking news alert and Peter Arnett announced the start of the Gulf War. I can still remember it vividly.
December 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
𝕲𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖊𝖘 𝕻𝖆𝖘𝖙: 

16) Wines and spirits...

Most have endured from the past,
and all are very present in the house each Christmas
December 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Surprise wine tasting at La Pluma
December 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This. And the non-alcoholic wines are great. ... I understand that some might find it triggering.

To Each Their Own and One Day at a Time, yada yada yada...
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Right and it makes sense when it comes to good wines and music but taking this approach with stuff like pushing the idea Kirk is a martyr it’s just sad.
December 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Going to open a restaurant that serves artisanal communion wafers and sweet wines. I will call it capital Mass
December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This is what's happened with decades of rampant wine fraud. Even pro critics have been so exposed to false old wines that when tasting the real thing they treat it's basic natural character as flaws. It doesn't match their expectations and they don't question what led them to those expectations.
December 15, 2025 at 6:07 AM
FWIW (57th St Wines)
December 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
My partner asked about how I’d ideally spend my holiday—even as we’re hosting her family. I said I would cook good food, serve good wines, and read a lot.
December 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
New releases from Radford Dale - great value Vinum wines and the new-ish organic fine wine range wineanorak.com/2025/12/17/t...
December 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
From Israel to Argentina, there’s now an excellent array of kosher wines grown all around the globe.
These Highly-Rated Wines Are All Kosher
From Israel to Argentina, there’s now an excellent array of kosher wines grown all around the globe.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
My annual spending of clubcard points got me a big bottle of Baileys, nice bottle of whisky and a few red wines - as well of some general bits and bobs for the grand total of £7!
December 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Wines linked to putin and Patriarch kirill enter U.S. tasting contest in San Francisco

The wines were transported by a manager tied to mikhail kovalchuk, who in 2019 organized an online appearance by Elon Musk at a forum in russia's krasnodar Region.

theins.ru/en/news/287816
Wines linked to Putin and Patriarch Kirill enter U.S. tasting contest in San Francisco, brought in personal luggage by Kovalchuk aide
Wines from the Krinitsa and Usadba Divnomorskoye wineries near Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea palace in Gelendzhik, as well as from the Mezyb winery linked to Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill...
theins.ru
December 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Someone, anyway, hired some thugs to carry out what became known as the Rose Alley Ambuscade, in which Dryden was brutally beaten and cudgelled outside the Lamb and Flag pub, which now displays a sign telling the story alondoninheritance.com/londonpubs/t...
December 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM