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The best dessert wines to try this Christmas

The best dessert wines to try this Christmas

Rebecca Pitcairn

Rebecca Pitcairn December 3rd, 2024 6 minute read

Lifestyle & Opinion

What are the best dessert wines to try? Aside from mixing a port with lemonade on Christmas afternoon (please don’t judge me) I’m not sure...

How to pair wine for Christmas day

How to pair wine for Christmas day

Dan Farrell-Wright

Dan Farrell-Wright November 22nd, 2024 5 minute read

Quick Guide

What are the best tips to pair wine for Christmas day? Whether you’re serving turkey, roast ham, goose, or going with something completely...

6 red wines for winter you need in your glass

6 red wines for winter you need in your glass

Rebecca Pitcairn

Rebecca Pitcairn November 21st, 2024 5 minute read

Lifestyle & Opinion

I don’t know about you, but now the days are shorter, and the air has taken on a cool crispness, I long for red wines for winter, something rich...

Rhône Wines, a Story of Two Halves

Rhône Wines, a Story of Two Halves

Henry Jeffreys

Henry Jeffreys November 19th, 2024 9 minute read

Quick Guide

Rhône wines come from an area of France between Vienne in the north and Avignon in the south. The Rhône river rises in the Swiss Alps and descends...

Le Beaujolais Nouveau Est Arrivé!

Le Beaujolais Nouveau Est Arrivé!

Dan Farrell-Wright

Dan Farrell-Wright October 20th, 2024 4 minute read

News

Every year, Beaujolais Nouveau Day celebrates the release of France’s most popular vin de primeur (early wine). Laid down in French law, it's...

Appellations of Languedoc, a Quick Guide

Appellations of Languedoc, a Quick Guide

Henry Jeffreys

Henry Jeffreys October 1st, 2024 6 minute read

Quick Guide

If you want delicious wine without spending a lot of money, there’s one place that never fails: the Languedoc. This vast region of Southern...

6 early ripening grapes you need to try

6 early ripening grapes you need to try

Rebecca Pitcairn

Rebecca Pitcairn September 25th, 2024 6 minute read

Lifestyle & Opinion

Early ripening grapes are particularly important in cool and continental climate regions like the UK and Alsace. If you live in England, you may have...

Chardonnay, A Journey to Global Dominance

Chardonnay, A Journey to Global Dominance

Dan Farrell-Wright

Dan Farrell-Wright September 9th, 2024 7 minute read

Quick Guide

"I don’t like Chardonnay".It’s a sentiment I hear expressed often. What a shame that some dismiss this gem after drinking a bad glass...

Raise a toast to Pinot Noir on 18th August

Raise a toast to Pinot Noir on 18th August

Rebecca Pitcairn

Rebecca Pitcairn August 15th, 2024 4 minute read

Lifestyle & Opinion

International Pinot Noir day falls on the 18th August each year. Rebecca Pitcairn is eager to raise a toast to her favourite grape with five wines that showcase...

Rosé Wines, get ready for summer

Rosé Wines, get ready for summer

Stephen Barrett

Stephen Barrett July 16th, 2024 5 minute read

Lifestyle & Opinion

I remeber rosé wines reaching the UK in the heady days of the 1970’s. Some readers will remember, but for those neither born nor imbibing,...