​Five Tequila & Mezcals to raise your Agave game(Post)

    If you are into Agave, love sipping on Mezcal, making Palomas or batching up Margaritas for when your friends come around – you may be looking at ways to raise the bar (pun intended). However, with s ...

    Ring the changes this Christmas(Post)

    Stuck in a wine rut?  Bored with the same old tried and tested?  Dare to be different this Christmas with a selection of wines that will keep you in your comfort zone of style, but may tempt you to t ...

    A Simple Guide to Food & Wine Matching(Post)

    Solving one of the most frequently asked questions, here’s my guide to some simple suggestions for choosing the right style of wine, for whatever you’re cooking. There’s a great deal of nonsense talk ...

    Irish Whiskey for St Patrick’s Day(Post)

    There is no time of year when Irish Whiskey isn’t a staple part of our cabinet. We frequently pour a glass, make and Irish Coffee or serve it long by lashing it with ginger ale in a deliciously refre ...

    Roaring success for London’s biggest ever wine pop-up(Post)

    Great Western Wine don’t do small; they aren’t shy and retiring wallflowers.  No, they’re bold, passionate, and out there – so the maverick idea of hosting ‘London’s biggest ever wine pop-up’ was met ...

    Mediterranean Lamb and a nice little Chianti(Post)

    Lamb – you don’t get much more ‘Easter’ than that, do you? But rather than serve with the traditional Sunday roast accompaniments, I find that an old fashioned ratatouille is the perfect match at th ...

    Most Popular Wines of 2019 Announced(Post)

    We are delighted to announce our top ten red, white and sparkling wines of 2019. It’s especially exciting that not all of these are ‘obvious’ choices, and that plenty of people ha ...

    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 ...

    Cocktails: Margarita(Post)

    Arguably the most famous tequila cocktail in the books, the Margarita is undoubtedly a favourite amongst casual, curious and connoisseur drinkers alike.  When made well it’s a classic co ...

    The Paper Plane(Post)

    In the realm of mixology, where the term "classic" is often worn as a badge of honour (and all too easily banded around), the Paper Plane holds a unique distinction. Birthed not from the Prohibi ...

    Low Alcohol Wines, Angela Mount, Bath Magazine(Post)

    Angela Mount in Bath Magazine  With New Year resolutions still relatively fresh and firm, January is the month where gyms do their best business of the year and cupcake makers and wine merchants thei ...

    In conversation with Lambros Papadimitriou from Kir-Yianni (Northern Greece) and Sigalas (Santorini) (Post)

    We started to import the wines from Kir-Yianni, sensationally good wines represented by the fantastic Lambros,  a few years ago. Now the wines from Sigalas, based on the island of S ...