30th Mar 2023
Easter Bunny
You know the question. Which came first... the chicken or the (chocolate) egg? The answer? The Easter Bunny, of course! Trick question.If you're going to celebrate Easter, you're probably going t…
Read The Article30th Mar 2023
You know the question. Which came first... the chicken or the (chocolate) egg? The answer? The Easter Bunny, of course! Trick question.If you're going to celebrate Easter, you're probably going t…
Read The Article21st Feb 2023
Fed up with the "rat race" and tired of the endless hours of commuting to work (unless you're working from home), or just fancy a change of direction in your life? If the opportunity arose and funds w…
Read The Article25th Jan 2023
Frazier's are a "traditional" wine merchant offering, well, what you might expect... plus a little something extra on the more adventurous side. But will the "adventurous" wine sell enough to justify…
Read The Article20th Dec 2022
The mission, gentlemen, should you decide to accept it... is to find the whereabouts of missing grape variety "Monastrell" (a.k.a. Mourvedre and Mataro) before Christmas arrives. The team you've put t…
Read The Article2nd Dec 2022
It's December!Christmas is all about the family. Relatives you haven't seen in months, some you've never met, all are welcome for the festivities. Maybe you're the lucky one providing all the Christma…
Read The Article14th Nov 2022
Much has been written about Christmas over the years. These days, in the UK in 2022, it's very commercialised and TV adverts are eagerly awaited, becoming news items in their own right. Social media i…
Read The Article20th Sep 2022
Mark this date in your diary!Beaujolais Nouveau day is Thursday 17th November. Not long to wait to getting your hands on some young, juicy, French red wine. Only made from the Gamay grape, expect…
Read The Article9th Sep 2022
I've tasted some pretty amazing wines over the years, some expected to be great, others which were a surprise, but only a few have that magical "hit-the-spot" effect!I can vividly recall a mature Trim…
Read The Article3rd Aug 2022
Having just heard the rain clattering off our tin roof, the sun is shining once again and temperatures are heading up towards the high twenties in Solihull. Pity those in the south of France where…
Read The Article14th Jul 2022
UPDATE ~ UPDATE ~ UPDATE ~ UPDATE ~ UPDATE ~Down to the last few sale bottles, so we've added the Australian Pitmaster red Shiraz/Viognier blend and the white Pitmaster Viognier to…
Read The Article4th Jul 2022
Age before beauty? A very well used phrase. When applied to wines, drinking your choice for the weekend means picking a bottle that is at its peak of development. You'll experience all the wine can of…
Read The Article26th May 2022
If you believed that all you needed to go travelling was a passport and a credit card... think again! The wild, in the middle of nowhere, parts of south-west France are so far from large centres…
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