Bordeaux En Primeur: How It Works, Pricing and Delivery

Dan Farrell-Wright May 1st, 2026 5 minute read

Quick Guide

If you’ve come across Bordeaux en primeur, often called claret futures, the idea can seem slightly abstract. If you’re not fully clear on...

Spring Wine, Evolution, not Revolution

Dan Farrell-Wright February 28th, 2026 7 minute read

Lifestyle & Opinion

According to the weather station at Exeter Airport, it had rained every day for sixty days at the start of 2026. Which made the first clear Saturday the...

Oxidative Wines from Jura: Savagnin, Voile and Vin Jaune Explained

Henry Jeffreys February 27th, 2026 7 minute read

Quick Guide

“Is it meant to smell like that?” Understanding oxidative wines from Jura can take a moment. That’s often my first reaction when I try...

Primitivo: Puglia’s Big Red (and the Grape Behind Zinfandel)

Dan Farrell-Wright February 13th, 2026 6 minute read

Quick Guide

Primitivo is one of those grapes people often discover by accident. You order a southern Italian red, it arrives dark and generous, and you remember the name....

Valentine’s Day Wine: Three Romantic Bottles Worth Opening

Dan Farrell-Wright February 1st, 2026 5 minute read

Lifestyle & Opinion

Valentine’s Day has a habit of making people panic. Suddenly there’s pressure to book a table, buy flowers that will wilt by Monday, or to open a...

The Price of Wine: Why Prices Are Rising and What It Means for You

Dan Farrell-Wright January 24th, 2026 5 minute read

News

Why the price of wine keeps creeping up: UK duty changes, hidden taxes and why paying a little more often buys much better wine.

Forget Dry January, drink better instead

Rebecca Pitcairn January 11th, 2026 6 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.

The Top Wines of the Year, Chosen by You

Dan Farrell-Wright January 3rd, 2026 6 minute read

Features

At Wickhams, we taste plenty of wines — but nothing tells us more about what really works than what our customers actually buy. For 2025,...

Biodynamic Wines Explained: What They Are & Why They Taste Better

Dan Farrell-Wright January 1st, 2026 7 minute read

Quick Guide

Biodynamic wines can divide opinion. For some, they represent the most thoughtful, respectful way to grow grapes. For others, they sound suspiciously like...

What is Claret? A Guide to Bordeaux's Red Wines

Dan Farrell-Wright November 30th, 2025 11 minute read

Quick Guide

Maybe the word conjures up images of stuffy oak-panelled Edwardian dining rooms, with even stuffier people in evening dress making polite...