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Thinking about jumping the Sauvignon ship?

Laura | 6 Feb 2015

Here are 3 New Zealand wines that are quietly making waves - ready for you to discover. Well, It is Waitangi day after all... In the 1990s, there was just one grape, and that was Chardonnay. Of cours...

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Take a fresh look at Iberia

Laura | 4 Feb 2015

We've hand-picked a selection of this month's Iberian wines, each chosen to represent the new face of Spain and Portugal. These are wines that have confidence and personality, made by passionate winem...

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Alan's Wine of the Week

Laura | 4 Feb 2015

A Descoberta Red, Casa da Passarella, 2011 Here’s a smooth and juicy wine that has great black fruit aromas and flavours. It has good balance between the dry tannins and a firm structure typical of Dã...

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Olly Smith's Pick Of The Bunch

Laura | 2 Feb 2015

‘Top Red’ for Planeta Olly Smith, Mail Online, 31 January 2015: Last week Olly selected Planeta Santa Cecilia 2010 as his ‘Top Red’ in the Mail’s ‘Pick of the Bunch’ round up: “A red bursting with bl...

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Hibernating Wines for January

Laura | 26 Jan 2015

If you’ve been hiding away this January, here are some wines to lay down for when you feel like celebrating again. After all the Christmas and New Year festivities, you may well be struggling to conte...

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5 Wines for Burns Night

Laura | 22 Jan 2015

The traditional match for haggis would be a smoky Scottish whisky – often used in a sauce, or poured over the meat before serving. The traditional toast to the haggis, accompanied by a reading of Burn...

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Hot Off The Press

Laura | 19 Jan 2015

Victoria Moore followed up last week’s Telegraph article on Lebanon’s booming wine trade with a hand-picked selection of her favourite wines, including mentions of two from Great Western Wine’s Ixsir...

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