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Have you heard that some red wine can be served slightly chilled? Did you know that Champagne and sparkling wine should be served colder than white wine? If you're hosting a dinner or a party this hol...

Recommended by our wine producer Long Meadow Ranch Our Californian producer Long Meadow Ranch has shared this delicious recipe for a Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie, and quite frankly, whether we celebrat...

Il Poggione, Brunello di Montalcino 2009 A ruby red wine with garnet hues and a very intense, lingering and stylish bouquet with small dark berry fruit notes. The palate is smooth and the after-aroma...

Recommended with Rioja Reserva, Marqués de Riscal 2011 "Lamb and Rioja are the best of friends. The rich, spicy, smokey and complex flavours of the wine marry stunningly well with the lamb as well as...

Ken Forrester FMC Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch 2013 The just landed 2013 vintage FMC has been awarded ‘Gold Outstanding’ by the International Wine and Spirits Challenge competition 2015, and even scoo...

A wine tasting dinner at The Mint Room, Bath I’m on a mission to break the myth that you can only drink lager Indian food.  So, with the combined support of Great Western Wine and The Mint Room Bath,...

As festive as it may make us feel in the build up to Christmas, that winter chill is coming in sooner than we'd like. It's not all bad news though, we've taken it as the perfect opportunity to fill th...

Magnum of Cannonball Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County Features aromatic tiers of ripe mulberry, spiced black tea and purple floral notes. Ample at its core with flavors of cherry, chocolate and roas...

Leyda Sauvignon Blanc Garuma Vineyard, Leyda Valley, Chile "If you were to take the best bits of a classic Loire Sancerre, and a tip top Kiwi Sauv Blanc, you'd get this. Leyda's cool climate Leyda V...

Recommended with Malvasia del Salento Vigne & Vini Varvaglione "The aromatic and ever so slightly off-dry style balance the light spiciness of the merguez sausage whilst the wines fresh acidity an...

There are plenty of wine tastings around – but I haven’t seen many as well attended as the annual Great Western Wine Portfolio Tasting, with over 450 enthusiastic guests, creating bustle, noise and co...

Quinta Do Crasto Douro Superior The wine has beautifully perfumed fruit and spice aromas, reminiscent perhaps of Côte Rôtie or even of Château Cos d'Estournel. It's intense and vibrant, with velvety...