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I send two emails a week sharing wines I've been tasting, new discoveries from independent growers, and occasional stories from the vineyards.
Bacchus Wine: The English Grape, Its History and Taste
Quick Guide
Bacchus has become one of the defining grapes of English wine. Fresh, aromatic, and particularly well suited to our cool climate, it produces some of...
Food and Wine for Easter, My Top Picks
Lifestyle & Opinion
Choosing wine for Easter doesn’t need to be complicated, but it’s worth giving it a bit of thought. It’s usually a familiar kind of meal....
A Guide to Pinot Noir Wine
Quick Guide
It’s a probable nailed-on fact that most wine drinkers remember their first taste of a Pinot Noir wine. It's a taste which starts a journey. A journey...
Rioja Isn’t One Wine: Six Styles to Discover
Lifestyle & Opinion
Say Rioja and many people picture a red wine with vanilla, spice and the flavour of oak. That is Rioja, but it is only one part of it. Taste across the...
Best Beaujolais Wines: Five Bottles to Try
Lifestyle & Opinion
The best Beaujolais wines show just how much range there is within a region too often reduced to one light, youthful style. Gamay can make everything...
Award winning wine, 3 top choices
Lifestyle & Opinion
When buying wines it’s always good to have some sort of recommendation. Award winning wine, word of mouth, or a wine blog are great ways to get...
Sandridge Barton, The New Home for Sharpham Wine
News
Sandridge Barton sits on the banks of the River Dart close to Stoke Gabriel. A few miles downstream is Sharpham House, site of a pioneering English vineyard....
Huxbear Vineyard, Sustainable Viticulture in Devon
Lifestyle & Opinion
With the recent proliferation of vineyards and wineries in the UK it has become rather difficult for me to fit them all in. But I will go the extra mile...