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Tried & Tested: White Pepper Skate & Grüner Veltliner(Post)
This week, with Valentine’s Day just around the corner I thought I’d try out a recipe recommended for two; white pepper crusted skate wings accompanied by layered potatoes with spring onion buttered ...
Hot off the press – Italian Special(Post)Decanter magazine’s Italy Supplement this month features five producers from Great Western Wine. This is a lovely affirmation of the high quality, diverse range of Italian wines that we have waiting ...
Hot off the press - Southern Italy(Post)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: “ ...
NORTHERN ITALIAN IDYLL(Post)Italy seduces at every level. The language, the culture, the cuisine, the landscape, the wines. Running over 700km from tip to toe, its multi-faceted, in just about every respect, captivating in its ...
Fifty Shades of Grapes(Post)Spending the night in with your Valentine this Saturday? Here’s five ways to make sure your wine choices are fit for the occasion. 1. Be seduced – That furtive exchange across the room is the start o ...
NEW ZEALAND(Post)Beyond Marlborough Sauvignon Since the first commercial wines were released in the 1980s, New Zealand’s pungent, herbaceous, tangy, tropical-fruited style of sauvignon blanc has proven to be a smash ...
Viña Falernia, Syrah Reserva, Elqui Valley 2010(Post)£12.95 Now £10.95 Bright deep colour, spicy, perfumed black fruit aroma. Elegant and pure, rich yet wonderfully soft texture. Full-bodied but beautifully silky. This wine has won more troph ...
INTRIGUING IBERIANS(Post)This month is all about the profusion of vinous delights that emerge from the vast and varied Iberian peninsula; from sun-baked plains, to wild and wet mountainous terrain, Spain and Portugal’s wine ...
Glaetzer Amon Ra Introduction - Wine Advocate(Post)Late last year Lisa Perotti-Brown visited and interviewed Ben Glaetzer, looking at all vintages of Glaetzers flagship wine, Amon-Ra. Let's see how she got on: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ...
Discovering the joys of Portugal(Post)Portugal has been one of the top holiday destinations for Brits for many years, but most head straight to the sunny coast and golf courses of the Algarve. Yet Portugal has so much more to offer – a s ...
In Conversation with Legendary Winemaker Ken Forrester(Post)Before the England Vs. South Africa Test at Lord's this August, we were fortunate enough to catch up with legendary South African Winemaker and cricket-fan Ken Forrester to ask him about his lifelon ...
A Summery French Cheese Board(Post)Cheese and wine is not just for after a meal or for a cold winter’s night. As most cheese is better matched with white wines it makes sense to make a meal of it and create a summer cheese board that ...
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A crisp, intense Sauvignon Blanc from Chile's northernmost wine region, this is bursting with gooseberry, elderflower, tomato leaf and grapefruit flavour, with a scattering of sage. Read more2021 13% ABV 75cl
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"Pinot Gris is my Meursault," says Jean Trimbach, and its easy to see why. It has subtle notes of vanilla, peach, honeydew melon and lychee, and is creamy and full-bodied on the palate. Also... Read more2018 14% ABV 75cl
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Owner Matt Swinney and winemaker Rob Mann's ambition here is to produce a Bandol-inspired wine that displays the splendid qualities of the Mourvèdre grape. This has fabulous, complex, savoury... Read more2021 14% ABV 75cl
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This exquisite Cabernet Franc shows the astonishing refinement, finesse, balance and complexity that Sicily's finest terroirs can achieve, in the masterful hands of the Planeta family. This is... Read more2018 14% ABV 75cl
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The result of rigorous selection at each stage of production, in both the vineyard and the winery, this great, predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon wine is typical of the Saint-Estèphe appellation... Read more2010 14% ABV 75cl
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Deep yet still vibrant rose-gold appearance. It fills the senses with an immediately complex bouquet of aromas, showing astonishing complexity, precision and finesse. Beeswax, pine resin, cedar,... Read more2006 12% ABV 75cl
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This violet-coloured wine has a floral and perfumed nose with notes of violets, fresh red and black fruits and spices. In the mouth, it is medium-bodied with fine, smooth tannins, fresh acidity and... Read more2020 13% ABV 75cl
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This wine seduces the palate with its fresh attack, its smooth levity mid-palate and fruity finish, the characteristics of an elegant coastal Pinot Noir. The first nose displays a wide variety of... Read more2023 12.5% ABV 75cl
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Magnum. The wine has beautifully perfumed fruit and spice aromas, reminiscent perhaps of Côte Rôtie or even of Château Cos d'Estournel. It's intense and vibrant, with velvety texture and so-subtle... Read more2020 14% ABV 150cl
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This exquisite white wine captures the delicate balance and enigmatic allure of fine Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. It has irresistibly appetising aromas of elderflower, honeysuckle and white peaches,... Read more2023 13% ABV 75cl
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This wine comes from vineyards and vine varieties especially selected for rosé production, and it really shows. The succulent, luscious, juicy cherry aromas draw you in, and creamy texture, harmony... Read more2022 14% ABV 75cl
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One of the very finest Prosecco wines in existence, from the superior, hilly Valdobbiadene region and made by the superstar Ruggeri family. It has wonderfully intense apricot and honeyed notes, a... Read moreNV 11% ABV 37.5cl
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