8th Jan 2025
Back to the future
It's 2025... Blow your trumpet and pop that cork! But what does the future hold? It's one of the questions we'd all like answered. So, not being in a position to immediately put the world to righ…
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It's 2025... Blow your trumpet and pop that cork! But what does the future hold? It's one of the questions we'd all like answered. So, not being in a position to immediately put the world to righ…
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Christmas and New Year Store Opening Hours Normal Opening Monday 16th December - Friday 20th December: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM 21st/22nd CLOSED Monday 23rd December: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Tuesday…
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There's a very well-known phrase : "Turkeys never vote for Christmas". Thankfully, they don't get to choose! I realise that there are many options for indulging in the upcoming seasonal feastin…
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A Little Bit Of History The making of port wine has a very long and illustrious history with many of the major companies originating from British families setting up merchant businesses in the regio…
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Bodegas Hidalgo and the Art of Sherry: A Look into the “La Gitana” Legacy Sherry, a fortified wine from the Spanish region of Jerez, has captivated the world for centuries. Bodegas Hidalgo La Git…
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Over the past century, Rioja has experienced many standout vintages that have garnered high praise from wine critics and connoisseurs. Some of these vintages are considered legendary, particularly…
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Now, you might be surprised to know that #Rioja is my favourite red wine. I've been to the region a few times over the years and visited some of the top producers along with many others who "make u…
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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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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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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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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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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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