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WINES TO SAMPLE IN OUR SHOP - NOW ON TASTING   WHITE The FMC, Chenin, Ken Forrester 2011  (£1.60 per 25ml / £24.50 per 75cl) Condrieu, Les Chaillets, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Cuilleron 2011  (£3....

WINES TO SAMPLE IN OUR SHOP - NOW ON TASTING   WHITE Alain Cailbourdin, Pouilly Fume, Triptyque 2011 Domaine de la Janasse, Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2012 RED Chateau Larose Perganson Haut Medoc Cru B...

Celebrate New Year in Style – It’s party time with Great Western Wine by Angela Mount When it comes to buying wine for Christmas and New Year, there’s a clear divide between those who get very organis...

Quinta Do Crasto, Douro Superior 2011 Whilst tasting some of our fantastic Port's this week, we decided to try some of the stupendous red wines that are also coming out of Portugal. They are all magic...

December is the only time of the year when many people add Port to their wine shopping list (but Port isn't just for Christmas). Over 25% of all annual Port sales is sold in December alone in the UK,...

Got an uncle/aunt that you never know what to buy for at Christmas? Want a sneaky present for yourself?  Want to keep up-to-date on all the fantastic write up’s GWW wines are getting? Decanter have ki...

Quinta Do Crasto, Late Bottled Vintage Port 2008 Late Bottle Vintage Port is THE Port to buy – it delivers at a notch under Vintage quality at one third of the price. Fresher than Vintage Port, and at...

Magnificent magnums – the ideal centrepiece for your Christmas Table Angela Mount It’s Christmas time, and it’s the season to celebrate, indulge, and gather friends and family around the table – and t...

La Chapelle d'Escurac, Medoc, Bordeaux 2011 £14.25 reduced to... £12.54 + 10% off 12 bottles We tasted this wine last month and is was so good that we ordered more for Christmas! The second wine of Ch...

The Ultimate Christmas Party is a hard occasion to get right. Food, decoration, music and of course drinks! Bubbles are a necessity at any celebration, but an easy drinking red and refreshing white ar...

WINES TO SAMPLE IN OUR SHOP - NOW ON TASTING   WHITE 2011 Chablis 1er Cru Forets, Domaine Louis Michel 2012 Grosses Gewächs Pechstein, Reichsrat Von Buhl RED 2009 Barolo di Serralunga d'Alba DOCG...

Cruz de Piedra, Garnacha £7.95 reduced to... £7.00 + 10% off 12 bottles Spicy forest fruits (redcurrants, blackberries) follow on from the ripe, fruity nose. Consistently one of our best value wines,...