I changed the site name


Welcome to Been there Eating this – the new name for my travel and food blog. For some time it has bothered me that my old site, Been There Reading This was not quite right as I had not posted a book I was reading for a long time. What I write about here is…

Remember summer 2015


A rosé under the willow last June, it is raining now, and I miss the summer.

Check this blog out, The Ultimate Guide to Bottle Sizes


Ever wonder the difference between a Magnum, Double Magnum, Jeroboam, or a Balthazar bottle. Here is a blog and an infogram that explains it all. Thank you Alexis  Truitt at Torii Mor The Ultimate Guide to Bottle Sizes

Thinking of Scotland


Shortbread and a wee dram, gets me thinking of Scotia. Thanks Bob, for the inspiration, I think this is near where you live

Pinots for Princes


Originally posted on the drunken cyclist:
Brace yourself. I am about to make a bold statement: I like Pinot. Yeah, I know, it blows your hair back a bit. As I have written countless times on this blog, my first real love in wine was and is champagne, but the bubbles only account for about…