How to make the ultimate Martini
Spirits Kiosk | 10 Sep 2020
The Martini remains one of the most revered and iconic cocktails of all time. Despite its simplicity, the endless number of minor factors that can alter the end profile (let alone the endless c...
Read moreCurating a Gin cabinet
Olivier Ward, our resident Gin Curator | 3 Sep 2020
It might seem strange for a gin geek to advocate operating a one in, one out gin shelf at home. More so when the suggestion is to stop at a maximum of five bottles! The horror - surely more g...
Read moreFrom Gin to Spirits Kiosk
Spirits Kiosk | 24 Aug 2020
We launched Gin Kiosk in 2014 in a bid to help drinkers connect with the amazing producers we worked with on a daily basis. We could never have imagined just how far the craft distilling ind...
Read more10 Reasons to Drink South African Wine
Harriet Kininmonth | 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...
Read more5 Reasons why a Coravin wine system is worth every penny
Harriet Kininmonth, Director of Buying | 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...
Read moreThe Wine Show @ Home
Richard Weaver | 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...
Read moreBas Armagnac AOC: Armagnac Castarède
Eleanor Field | 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...
Read moreFollowing Fellini: Seresin
Eleanor Field | 20 Feb 2020
With a successful career in creating stories for the screen, perhaps most notably the Oscar-winning and visually spectacular Gravity, it seems only natural that Michael Seresin would create wines wi...
Read morePicking Rosés in February
Eleanor Field | 12 Feb 2020
It’s that time of year again when everywhere you look shop displays are cascading with inadequate gifts and a plethora of cards which, despite being many in number, offer few in choice. Here at...
Read moreWinelands of South Africa
Eleanor Field | 12 Feb 2020
From the rugged, mountainous coastline to the vibrant, fertile river plains inland, South Africa is one of the world’s most exciting wine producing countries. Offering an impressive range of gra...
Read moreMost Popular Wines of 2019 Announced
Tom King (Fine Wine Manager at Great Western Wine) | 24 Jan 2020
We are delighted to announce our top ten red, white and sparkling wines of 2019. It’s especially exciting that not all of these are ‘obvious’ choices, and that plenty of people hav...
Read moreSay hello to some top notch Low and No
Eleanor Field | 13 Jan 2020
With over a fifth of adults in Great Britain, including a third of those under the age of 25, choosing not to drink alcohol at all, we think it’s safe to say that low and no alcohol options have...
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