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Some Red, some White and some Rosé...

Some Red, some White and some Rosé...

Eleanor Field | 11 Dec 2020

Not sure which wines to stock up on this Christmas? It’s wonderful to hand-pick bottles for the those particularly special days of the festive season but it’s also fantastic to have a few go-to wines...

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Seven Champagnes to Savour this Christmas

Seven Champagnes to Savour this Christmas

Eleanor Field | 30 Nov 2020

We don’t think there’s a better excuse than the festive season to pop open a bottle of Champagne. A region steeped in history, Champagne offers a truly special drinking experience when it comes to bu...

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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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Susy Atkins Talks Christmas

Laura | 7 Dec 2015

Last week, Susy Atkins; BBC1 Saturday Kitchen wine presenter, wine editor of the Sunday Telegraph Stella Magazine and also Delicious magazine, came to Bath to host an informal, intimate tasting of a s...

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Alan's Wine of the Week

Laura | 2 Dec 2015

Château Favray, Pouilly Fumé 2014 Starting with an aromatic flowery/fruity bouquet and finishing with clean, crisp citrus style fruit, great length and limestone/minerally tones. A round, lush wine -...

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Alan's Wine of the Week

Laura | 18 Nov 2015

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...

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Canapés & Fizz

Laura | 18 Nov 2014

Top pick for bubbly | Taittinger Comtes de Champagne was  £130 now £99 It’s always about this time of year that I start planning ahead for the weeks leading up to Christmas and New Year.  Calendars ge...

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A Few Ways To Save This Christmas

Laura | 27 Oct 2014

They may not be switched on yet but the Christmas decorations are well and truly up on every high street in the UK, working as a daily reminder that the festive season is among us, and Christmas day i...

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