21st Sep 2024
In September 2023 we won big-time. Winning three of the highest possible "Golds" in the acclaimed, international Wine-Searcher Retailer Awards for the West Midlands, we waited with trepidation for the…
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2nd Sep 2024
Did you know that, before all the great Chateaux, the northern-most part of the region of Bordeaux was a swamp? Absolutely true! It was the Dutch who, in the 17th century, with their experience in…
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5th Aug 2024
Summer holidays are here and we're all off chasing the sun, looking for that oasis hideaway where we can relax with a chilled bottle of wine. If the shine's gone out of your life, how does it feel whe…
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10th Jul 2024
German wine has often brought about a state of confusion in the minds of many consumers. It really shouldn't be this way. The labels, once written in impenetrable, archaic "Gothic script", have bee…
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5th Jun 2024
If you're a person of a certain age, you'll remember a time long before Tom Cruise's recreation of "Mission: Impossible".Jim Phelps' reel-to-reel tape recorder message would self destruct in a cloud o…
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13th May 2024
2023 En Primeur Report Our top picks for 2023 Bordeaux Cru Classe Lafite, Mouton, Cheval Blanc, Haut Brion Blanc, FigeacGreat Drinking Talbot, Pichon Baron, Pichon Lalande, Nenin, L’Enclos, Fonp…
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18th Apr 2024
I've often thought about why a particular vineyard can produce an exceptional wine, whereas the next door plot (with an equally talented winemaker) can only come up with, what I would call, a "meh" bo…
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26th Mar 2024
If your doctor told you to lose some weight, would you be willing to reduce your wine consumption, or even consider giving up alcohol completely? The Mediterranean diet, considered by many to be…
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6th Mar 2024
An important weekend is approaching. It's time to treat your mother to a meal out at a top restaurant. One that has a wine list needing more than a cursory glance to choose a celebratory bottle. Do…
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7th Feb 2024
Nestled in the heart of South Australia lies the Barossa Valley, a region renowned for producing some of the world's finest Shiraz wines. With its rich history going back to the 1850…
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19th Jan 2024
A new year brings opportunities to try something new. In the world of wine, there's always something you've never tasted, or an old faithful with its latest release. Go on, give it it try. After al…
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18th Dec 2023
"AI" is definitely here! The images for this blog were generated by the AI program within the website photo/banner making operation. The wording used in describing what's wanted is very im…
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