To celebrate Spain and New Zealand being added to Three Mobile’s list of Feel At Home destinations, I was invited to a “Wines of the Feel At Home World” tasting event.
Three’s Feel At Home service lets you use your phone abroad at no extra cost in 16 destinations. So you can tweet, text and blog while abroad, without the worry of a big bill when you return home. Find out more about the service, including where you can use it, here: www.three.co.uk/discover/phones/feel_at_home
As you can see there were a lot of wines and spirits to try out…many with beautifully tempting bottles that actually hid either a pleasurable 
experience or, a toe-curling one. That pretty white bottle of Chinese sake…pure evil!
If you’re interested in alcohol from around the world you may like to peruse the list of drinks that were available from
The Feel At Home destinations
Hong Kong and Macau
Tsing Tao Beer
Tsingtao Beer, a well-hopped pilsner of 4.7% alcohol
Finland
Lapponia Cloudberry (Lakka)
Made from native Finnish berries
Sweden
Carlshamns Flaggpunsch
The ‘Swedish National Drink’
Macau
Baijui Guizhou Xijiu
Rice based spirit distilled from Chinese Sake
Indonesia
Batavia-Arrack Van Oosten
Sugarcane and fermented red rice drink from the Island of Java
Sri Lanka
Ceylon Arrack 40%
Made from the sap of Sri Lankan coconut trees
Norway
Linie Aquavit
The Norwegian version of caraway/aniseed based Schnapps
Ireland
Bushmills Black Bush
Luxury Irish Rye and Single Malt, aged in Oloroso sherry casks
Denmark
Gammel Dansk Bitter Dram
Danish ‘secret recipe’ herbal bitters
Switzerland
Doral ‘La Cote’ 2012 Expressions
Delicate Swiss wine, fragrant and light, from a locally developed grape
New Zealand
Frost Pocket Sauvignon 2013, Marlborough
The wine that put New Zealand on the map, an explosion of fruit
Austria
Gruner Veltliner 2013, Hopler
The Austrian national grape, rich, but dry and tropically fragrant
France
Macon Charnay 2012, Manciat Ponset, Burgundy
A classic French oaked wine from the masters of Chardonnay
Israel
Carmel Ridge White 2010
Made in Israel Mediterranean warmth, and French grapes
Italy
Chianti Classico 2011, Cecchi
Tuscany’s classic full-bodied red, made for a hearty meal
Spain
Mas Delmera Monastrell Reserva 2008, Jumilla
Am unknown gem from Spain, full of Mediterranean warmth
Australia
D’Arenberg The Stump Jump Shiraz 2011, McLaren Vale
Australian ‘sunshine in a glass’ red, seriously produced by one of their best
USA
Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel, 2012, California
The ‘native’ Californian Zin delivers a heady mix of Californian ripe fruit
Feel At Home from Three is a great step forward in keeping costs down when travelling and whilst I don’t have any travel plans so far for this year it would have come in handy last year when I travelled to Ibiza, Florida and Ireland. Even though I used wifi for most calls I still had to text home a few times and it is scary how quickly the cost escalates. This is definitely something to consider if you have any holidays or business trips abroad planned.
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