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South African Wines - Rising Stars(Post)
BY ANGELA MOUNT There’s a lot changing on the wine scene at the moment and South Africa is currently one of the most exciting countries in terms of new ideas and new styles of wine; no limits, no bou ...
Australian Wine - A World of Variation(Post)By Angela Mount It’s never easy knowing how much, or how little information wine drinkers want to know about the wines they’re buying; it can be confusing for many. The incredible success of Austral ...
Clase Azul now available on Spirits Kiosk(Post)We’re pleased to announce that we have added three expressions from Clase Azul to our Tequila collection! Many will recognise the iconic bottles, some will have even had a sip or two of the liqui ...
Peated Whiskies for Burns Night: Smoky Malts to Sip and Savour(Post)Let’s talk about the drams of whisky worth raising in celebration of the Bard. Burns Night calls for Peated Malts and Smoky Scotch – whiskies that are as captivating and transportive as they are pola ...
Celebrating Spirited Women: Brands to back this International Women's Day & Mother's Day(Post)March 8th marks International Women’s Day, which means we are ready to get stuck in and shine a spotlight on spirited women. We’re here to celebrate the talent, skills and inspiring progression of wo ...
The Stars of the Show(Post)There are plenty of wine tastings around – but I haven’t seen many as well attended as the annual Great Western Wine Portfolio Tasting, with over 450 enthusiastic guests, creating bustle, noise and c ...
Celebrating Sauvignon Blanc Day(Post)It’s International Sauvignon Blanc Day, so to celebrate, we’ve picked out the top expressions of this unique, exuberant and intense green-skinned grape in our portfolio. Sauvignon Blanc is o ...
Decoding a wine label(Post)Wine labels are meant to provide all the information you need to understand what you are buying; however, what they often do is just confuse, and add to the dilemma of what to choose. With hundreds o ...
Glaetzer & Heartland - the Aussie boys are back in town(Post)It had been a whirlwind few days for the boys from Glaetzer and Heartland Wines. I caught up with them last Wednesday, on the 3rd leg of the day, of their whirlwind tour to Europe; they’d been in Lon ...
Holiday wine made easy...(Post)According to consumer research by a number of travel companies, over 45% of us are planning a holiday in the UK this summer, with the South-West of England sharing the top popularity spot with Scotla ...
Central Otago - The Glittering Gem(Post)By Angela Mount What’s the most Southerly wine producing region in the world? Well, that would be New Zealand’s Central Otago, nestled way down south, in the spectacular beauty of the country’s South ...
South Africa meets Bordeaux - an evening with Morgenster(Post)'I went to South Africa to retire; I found my dream home; I bought the property for the house, not the land; little did I realise how this purchase would be the start of a new dream for me.' So said ...