Category: Dorset Food & Drink

Grape experiences

There’s endless enjoyment from the bottom of a wine glass, says expert wine merchant Sadie Wilkins - but make sure you keep an open...

It’s ‘officially’ maincrop season | Dorset Forager

You’re wrong if you think a forager’s prime time starts in August. You can reap the bounty of a wild harvest right now, says...

Self-made self- sufficiency

“It’s all linked and never finished”. And Carl Mintern wouldn’t have it any other way now he’s discovered the joys of self-sufficiency, Tracie Beardsley...

DIY doughnuts. Oh yes.

One of my favourite things in the world is a freshly made and heavily sugared doughnut, full to the brim with wonderfully sharp raspberry...

A pint of chardonnay and a packet of crisps

Male or female drinks are nonsense, of course - so why is the industry still suffering under a ‘boys club’ mentality, asks Sadie Wilkins. A...

Wild (and free) food is springing up!

Few know that the much-derided chickweed is an amazingly tasty salad green packed full of vitamins, says expert forager Carl Mintern, who shares what...

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Seeing the flip side – Toots the groom

After a last-minute change of plans, eventer Toots Bartlett swapped boots this month – and found herself watching helplessly from the sidelines March turned out...

Cerne Giant Festival returns with three-week programme

The Cerne Giant Festival returns from 18th April to 9th May, bringing three weeks of walks, talks and workshops centred on the Cerne Valley’s...

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