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Sunday 5th July: To celebrate American Independence day, Karina Elias, beverage director at Grosvenor House Hotel picks 3 bottles to change your perception of American wines....

Glance at a shelf full of pink wines, and you’ll see a startling, and potentially confusing diversity of colours, from the palest shade of onion-skin to neon Barbie pink. The range of Rosé hues is as...

NV Rosé 'Brut de Noir' Cleto Chiarli An intense fruit and strawberry bouquet opens up to redcurrant notes on the palate. A delicious elegant rosé! Regular price: £12.95 Special Price: £11.40 Free del...

d'Arenberg Love Grass Shiraz, 2010 £13.95   The additional varieties in this wine cling to the Shiraz making a complex and food friendly wine that is fresh and lively, with black and red fruits...

Ken Forrester was in ebullient mood;  slightly exhausted, but enthused, energised and excited about the vintage that was happening around us, as we met at his small, but perfectly formed winery, and c...

Thelema Stellenbosch Mountain Red 2012 £10.95  £9.64 Spicy aroma's of black pepper and mulberry mingle with the plum flavours in this soft and approachable wine. Prices are valid from 03.06.15 to 30...

What is tannin? What does it do to a wine? Is it good or bad? These are questions that are frequently asked. Another question is why tannins sometime enhance a wine and make it taste better, and at ot...

La Barry Sauvignon Blanc, Meinert 2013 £11.75  £10.34 A fantastic wine from Martin Meinert, which he has produced for his wife, Leigh Anne Berry, affectionally known as La Barry! With fruit sourced f...

Ken Forrester Gypsy Stellenbosch 2011 £24.50  £21.56 The character is somewhat 'wild', a little brambly with hints of nutmeg, cinnamon, dark spices, with vanilla scents and a distinct, concentrated r...

Wine labels are meant to provide all the information you need to understand what you are buying; however, what they often do is just confuse, and add to the dilemma of what to choose. With hundreds of...

Champagne is the world’s most famous sparkling wine, with Italy’s Prosecco hot on its heels. But France isn’t just about well known designer labels, designed for the well-heeled. There are plenty of a...

Chateau Rives Blanques 'Le Limoux' 2012 £12.50  £11.00 A blend of Mauzac, Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay. Complex and very winey on the nose, with notes of Calvados, apple pie, cloves and herbs, and wit...