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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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Greetings from Thelema

Laura | 2 Oct 2016

You can cook for three guests (living or dead): who are they, and what would you cook them? Also give us a run-down of what you'll be drinking Peter Sellers, Nelson Mandela, Ricky Gervais. Steak and...

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Greetings from Skillogalee

Laura | 22 Sep 2016

You can cook for three guests (living or dead): who are they, and what would you cook them? Also give us a run-down of what you'll be drinking Guests:  Dame Margot Fonteyn, Spike Milligan, Eric Clapt...

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Time to Sizzle

Laura | 24 Aug 2016

There’s nothing like the unmistakable smell of a smoky, sweet, aromatic BBQ!  We’re in the peak of the holiday period, and in true British spirit, barbecues are being lit all over the country, in the...

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Summertime, and the livin' is easy...

Laura | 8 Aug 2016

Gerschwin’s iconic ballad epitomises the lazy, hazy days of the summer vibe, regardless of our British weather. Alice Cooper’s more rebellious ‘ School’s out for Summer’ and Madonna’s early disco clas...

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Demistifying Chablis

Laura | 2 Jun 2016

What is Chablis? Is it a brand, is it a region, is it a grape variety?  Everyone’s heard of it, but not everyone knows what it’s all about. And it’s even more confusing, when the already complex Frenc...

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Côtes de Provence - The Essence of Summer

Laura | 9 May 2016

Azure blue skies; sun-kissed landscape; glittering sea; the smell of lavender, rosemary, olive groves, and hot, baked earth; local market stalls groaning under the weight of a kaleidoscope of  ripe su...

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Alan's Wine of the Week

Laura | 20 Apr 2016

San Fabiano Calcinaia Chianti Classico DOCG 2013 Red ruby color, with light garnet hues, perfume persistent end with signs of violet mature fruits and spicy. Structure of consistence and to the tast...

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Alan's Wine of the Week

Laura | 14 Apr 2016

 Man O' War Gravestone Sauvignon Semillon 2012 Taking it’s name from the fluted basalt boulders that solemnly surround our volcanic hilltop vineyards, Gravestone is bequeathed upon the finest blend o...

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