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5 Tips for Navigating Italian Wine

Posted by Eleanor Field on 9 Oct 2020

Notoriously difficult to get your head around when it comes to grapes but one of the most rewarding wine countries of the world when you do, Italy is home to 20 wine producing regions and 400 varietie...

10 Reasons to Drink South African Wine

Posted by Harriet Kininmonth on 13 Aug 2020

We are prouder than ever to support our outstanding South African wine producers at this time, so we have pulled together an offer around our favourite South African wines. Use the discount code DR...

5 Reasons why a Coravin wine system is worth every penny

Posted by Harriet Kininmonth, Director of Buying on 18 Jun 2020

As we launch series 2 of The Grape Escape on Great Western Wine, we are delighted to announce our partnership with Coravin. Coravin is the perfect partner because their slick, streamlined...

The Wine Show @ Home

Posted by Richard Weaver on 16 Apr 2020

If you haven't yet seen it, Joe Fattorini from ITV's The Wine Show is doing nightly wine tastings from his home during the Coronavirus lockdown. Last Fraiday night was Great Western Wine's turn, an...

Bas Armagnac AOC: Armagnac Castarède

Posted by Eleanor Field on 25 Feb 2020

There’s something particularly luxurious about this marmalade-hued brandy. Hailing from the sun-flushed rolling countryside of south-west France, Armagnac Castarède offers a mellow and enticing...