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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 ...
MIDDLE EASTERN MAGIC(Post)The magic of food is like fashion; ever changing, ever evolving, exploring new territories, and rediscovering old classics. Food goes hand in hand with wine, a symbiotic relationship. It’s no diff ...
Discover the Magic of Amaretto Sour(Post)The Amaretto Sour, a classic cocktail that has stood the test of time, has been delighting taste buds around the world for decades. This simple yet enchanting concoction combines the sweet, nutt ...
Poliziano - The star of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano(Post)It's a great privilege to have a producer like Poliziano in our wine portfolio and we were keen to learn more about this hugely significant and impressive wine estate. Poliziano h ...
Bertani: A Tradition of Innovation(Post)Bertani has an illustrious heritage with more than a century and a half of winemaking, and still proudly produces some of the finest wines of the Veneto, including esteemed estate Valpolicella Classi ...
5 Reasons why a Coravin wine system is worth every penny(Post)As we launch series 2 of The Grape Escape on Great Western Wine, we are delighted to announce our partnership with Coravin. Coravin is the perfect partner because their slick, streamlined ...
How to tell your Sauvignon Blanc from your Sauvignon Blanc... A Quick Guide(Post)By Angela Mount Wine drinkers are as fickle as followers of fashion, and restaurant goers… or so it would appear. There are fashion trends in wine, just as there are in food, clothes, and TV shows. ...
Vinitaly(Post)A flying visit around the World’s largest wine show By Edward Mercer Just before Easter I was very fortunate to be included in a trip to Italy for the largest wine show in the world. This annual eve ...
An evening with wine writer and presenter Oz Clarke(Post)Oz Clarke, the nation’s best known, and favourite wine presenter and writer, braved the rain and the storms to visit Bath recently, popping in to Great Western Wine to see the new shop and sign a few ...
Germany trips the Leitz fantastic(Post)We arrived at the impressively large, state-of-the-art winery just outside Rüdesheim in a Leitz-branded minibus. After a firm vine-growers handshake from a smiling Johannes Leitz, we were back in ...
Weingut Tesch, What? What?(Post)The team were just asking how we would recognise Martin Tesch in the vast Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbahnhof, when a 6ft-plus Martin bounds down the platform dressed all in his trademark Black, to ...
Southern Italian Idyll - The Wonderful World of Mezzogiorno Pt.1(Post)There’s a land of hazy sun, heat and azure skies that shimmers south of Rome – it’s known as Mezzogiorno (meaning the half day), because of the heat of the midday sun. It’s one of my favourite parts ...