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For those that would like to keep cool during these warm summer days, we have the perfect gin cocktail recipes to inspire you… Forest Gateau Martini Ingredients 35ml Brockmans Gin 35ml Dark Chocolate...

Why is Malbec World Day celebrated on 17th April? The origin of Malbec can be found in the southwest of France. Here they’ve been cultivating the grape and making wines with the appellation of Cahors...

We love any excuse to taste delicious food, and even more so when we have the challenge of matching up wines to challenging dishes. We also love working with local people, because that's what we're al...

Celebrate Mother's day with these gorgeous cocktails, perfect for the sunny days ahead... PINK & TONIC Why not try a refreshing Pink and Tonic. All you need is Pink Pepper Gin served with a deser...

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...

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),...

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...

Ingredients (four people) - 500g orecchiette (the traditional ear-shaped pasta of Puglia) - 1kg washed turnip greens without the stems - Garlic - 1 anchovy fillet - Salt - Chili pepper - Breadcrumbs...

Once we understand the wine style, we can start to pair it with food. The perfect pairing will enable us to taste both the food and wine equally without one overpowering the other. Of course wines are...

To accompany our previous post on how to taste wine, we've put together a handy style guide for you to use when tasting.  The printable guide below can help when choosing what style of wine to buy too...

If you're keen to become a bit of a wine buff then this step by step guide for how to taste wine is a great way to start.  Print this guide out and see if you can fill a few tasting notes out yourself...

What do they all mean? There are words that we use in wine that seem like a new language or have a particular meaning. This should help clear up a few things - click to print and you can have it ready...