5 Red Wines You Can Chill this Summer

Dan Farrell-Wright May 28th, 2025 5 minute read

Lifestyle & Opinion

Are there red wines you can chill?As a simple rule of thumb, yes. Read on to discover my top five red wines to serve chilled.I know received wisdom has...

The Best Rosé Wines To Enjoy This Summer, Not From Provence

Rebecca Pitcairn May 24th, 2025 7 minute read

Food and Wine

Rosé season is here, so here's our guide to the best rosé wines to enjoy this summer that do not hail from Provence.When the sun comes out, who...

Côtes du Rhône, Rebecca's fantastic five for Easter

Rebecca Pitcairn April 11th, 2025 6 minute read

Food and Wine

With its beautifully smooth and approachable balance of fruit and spice, could there be a wine more suited to Easter than Côtes du Rhone? Sure, you...

Wickhams will hit a festival, fair, or market near you

Lisse Garnett April 6th, 2025 3 minute read

Features

It’s difficult to keep track of Dan Farrell-Wright, the behatted peripatetic founder of Wickhams Wine Merchant. Dan is a human dynamo, a well-lubricated...

Grape varieties of the Languedoc-Roussillon

Henry Jeffreys March 24th, 2025 7 minute read

Quick Guide

While some regions like Burgundy specialise in a tiny number of grape varieties, the vineyards of Languedoc-Roussillon have a whole cocktail of different...

Wine and health, moderation is key

Bart Springer March 2nd, 2025 6 minute read

Lifestyle & Opinion

In this article I will consider the link between wine and health. I will share some health facts about wine that devotees of the Neo-Prohibitionists...

The Strange Case of Pinot Gris Grigio

Rebecca Pitcairn February 27th, 2025 5 minute read

Quick Guide

From supermarket staple to serious foodie wines, Pinot Gris / Grigio has a split personality that offers endless tasting experiences.One of the things I...

Why is the price of wine changing?

Dan Farrell-Wright January 24th, 2025 3 minute read

News

Thanks to the Chancellor, the price of wine is increasing. The duty on a bottle of wine is changing from 1st February 2025. There are also new requirements...

Forget Dry January, drink better instead

Rebecca Pitcairn January 1st, 2025 5 minute read

Lifestyle & Opinion

Rebecca Pitcairn thinks giving up alcohol at this time of year is a mistake. Dry January feels set up for failure.

What are the top wines of 2024?

Dan Farrell-Wright December 31st, 2024 8 minute read

Features

Which are the top wines of 2024, those most often purchased and enjoyed by our customers? Given our expertise in French and English wines, it’s...