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The team invite you to take a look at the latest news and peek into the world of wine and its producers.
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Our wines in the press

Laura | 3 Mar 2017

A Grape Match...   MALVASIA DEL SALENTO | £10.75 "The main flavours of this dish are smoked fish, so it needs a wine with just as much punch and power. Stick with white wine here, and stay in the...

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Marvellous malbec & Argentinian abundance

Laura | 1 Mar 2017

Argentinian wine is on the crest of a wave right now, picking up ever-increasing momentum, with wine drinkers seduced by the rich, brooding charms of its flagship grape, Malbec. Four years ago, Argen...

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The Team's Tasting Selections

Laura | 22 Feb 2017

This week's latest update of 'The Team's Tasting Selections' from the Great Western Wine shop in Bath. Why not pop in and try some of our delicious wines whilst you take a look around at the selection...

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Stylus Vinyl

Laura | 21 Feb 2017

February: What's in the box? Our friends at Stylus Vinyl, who send out monthly subscription boxes of classic albums on vinyl paired with a great bottle of wine chosen by us, have come up trumps this m...

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A Grape Match...

Laura | 15 Feb 2017

Adas Bhamod | Spinach Soup (Serves 5-6) INGREDIENTS 4 large garlic cloves 6 tbsp sunflower oil 30g fresh coriander, washed 150g green lentils 100g white long-grain rice 1 large potato (about 150g),...

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INTRIGUING IBERIANS

Laura | 2 Feb 2017

This month is all about the profusion of vinous delights that emerge from the vast and varied Iberian peninsula; from sun-baked plains, to wild and wet mountainous terrain, Spain and Portugal’s wine r...

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Ring the changes this Christmas

Laura | 13 Dec 2016

Stuck in a wine rut?  Bored with the same old tried and tested?  Dare to be different this Christmas with a selection of wines that will keep you in your comfort zone of style, but may tempt you to tr...

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Delicious mulled wine you can make at home

Laura | 12 Dec 2016

Nothing best describes Christmas in a glass, like mulled wine. Steeped in tradition, this seasonal staple has origins stretching as far back to the time of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Now hallmar...

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