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Alan's Wine of the Week

Laura | 17 Sep 2015

Columbia Valley Riesling, Chateau Ste Michelle 2013 Ste Michelle’s Columbia Valley Riesling is a blend of 100% Riesling from throughout Washington’s Columbia Valley. The winemaker’s goal is to craft...

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Stag's Leap on Sunday Brunch

Laura | 10 Jul 2015

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....

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Hot off the press...

Laura | 22 Jun 2015

The best Provence rosé wines: "Super-pale – far more so than the standard cuvée of Ste Marguerite. Delicate but also persistent. Brilliant. Made from old-vine grenache and cinsault that dates back t...

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Wines In The Press

Laura | 27 Apr 2015

The independent on Sunday praises Crossroads: The Independent on Sunday’s Terry Kirby selected his wine of the week for Sunday lunch, Crossroads Winemakers Selection Cabernet Franc 2012. The wine is...

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Wines In The Press

Laura | 20 Apr 2015

Fizz Camel Valley Cornwall Rosé Brut 2012 Ridgeview Grosvenor Cuvée Merret Blanc de Blancs 2011 This week Olly Smith suggested to readers that they should “Celebrate St George's Day with a glass of...

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Wines In The Press

Laura | 13 Apr 2015

White Last week The Telegraph’s Hamish Anderson picked 3 of his favourite New Zealand whites, including GWW’s 2014 Gruner Veltliner, Yealands, Marlborough: “Grüner is much in vogue, but nine times ou...

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In the Press: Decanter reviews

Laura | 6 Apr 2015

This month’s Decanter magazine has mentions of three GWW wines - an iconic red, a refreshing premium Cava and a classic Aussie white. May is Decanter's 'Spanish issue' so it should come as no surpris...

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Wine Spectator – five of the finest

Laura | 30 Mar 2015

Italian wine buyer Sergio De Luca attended the prestigious OperaWine, Finest Italian Wines: 100 Great Producers in Italy last week, returning with news that an amazing nine Great Western Wine produce...

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Hot off the press - Southern Italy

Laura | 23 Mar 2015

The March issue of Italia! magazine included two Great Western Wine reds from southern Italy’s Puglia region. Their “Discovery of the month” was Papale Oro Primitivo di Manduria, Varvaglione 2012: “W...

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Olly Smith’s Smashing Royal Wines

Laura | 16 Mar 2015

Olly Smith’s column this weekend featured three wines that are available through Great Western Wine – a fizz, a rosé and a red – what a hat trick! Olly was on board P&O Cruises’ new ship Britann...

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In the Press: Italy...with a difference

Laura | 9 Mar 2015

Italia! magazine have been generous to Great Western Wine over the last couple of months, giving brilliant reviews to whites, reds and fizz from all over Italy. The wines here show that Italy is evol...

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