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Dorothy House Event(Post)
Last Thursday Great Western Wine hosted a Summer Wine Tasting in the stunning Holburne Museum in Bath. Ninety eager tasters were delighted by our summery selection with the highlights being Cleto Chi ...
Winter Warmers(Post)With November more than half way over, there's no more denying it: winter is well and truly on its way. So now's the time to pull the woolen scarfs and beanies out from the depths of your cupboard, w ...
Tom's Tasting Suggestions(Post)I’ve dug out of the cellar six vintages of one of my favourite Bordeaux estates – Château Picque Caillou – which presents a probably never-to-be-repeated opportunity for a vertical tasting. For less ...
Tried + Tested: Tomato pan fried chicken with Ken Forrester's Petit Pinotage(Post)Courgette fries, pan fried chicken thighs in a garlic, tomato and basil sauce with a Petit Pinotage wine match from Ken Forrester. On recommendation, I chose a tomato based dish to try out with this ...
Tried & Tested: Peking duck summer rolls & J.Lohr Wildflower, Valdiguie(Post)Cravings for a delicious takeaway style treat but want to stay healthy for summer? This week I tried and tested a lighter version of the classic Peking duck wraps using plenty of refreshing ingredie ...
In conversation with Thomas Webb from Thelema and Sutherland, South Africa.(Post)Thelema sits in jaw-droppingly beautiful scenery, but what makes your location so special for wine production?There is something very special about our site. We have very healthy, deposit-rich gr ...
Perfect Pairings this Easter(Post)Be it a plethora of chocolate eggs, or a plate stashed high with fragrant spring lamb, wine writer Angela Mount has just the right selection of wines to make your Easter special… With slight ...
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Burgundy Dinner at Allium Brasserie(Post)Last week Great Western Wine held their Burgundy dinner at the fabulous Allium Brasserie in the Abbey Hotel, Bath. GWW’s Fine Wine Manager Tom King and Allium’s Head Chef Chris Staines had devised a ...
A Few Ways To Save This Christmas(Post)They may not be switched on yet but the Christmas decorations are well and truly up on every high street in the UK, working as a daily reminder that the festive season is among us, and Christmas day ...
A full bodied rosé to welcome in the Summer(Post)With rumours that we might see 20 degrees this weekend, I have turned my eye to rosé wine. Skillogalee Rosé 2011 Tucked away in a small, niche corner of the Clare Valley, Australia, Skillogalee’s bea ...
Tried and Tested: Simple Steak & Skillogalee Shiraz(Post)All week I was looking forward to a lovely Saturday night sat outside and cooking a lovely piece of steak on the BBQ… But… then it rained! So we decided to bring the BBQ indoors (not literally)! Afte ...
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Ribera del Cuarzo Parcela Única fuses the smoothness and multifaceted complexity of Especial with the pinpoint precision of Clásico. It is a basket of just-picked black cherries and foraged black... Read more2020 14.5% ABV 75cl
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Utterly succulent and elegant, the 2020 Barolo Cannubi offers appealingly complex aromas of fresh cherries, roasted chestnuts, seasoned oak and autumnal forest walks. On the palate, the tannins are... Read more2020 14.5% ABV 75cl
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From a low-yielding, dry-farmed old vineyard, planted in 1955, this wine is a 'field blend,' composed principally of Carignan, with a little Cinsault and Malbec, all grown on bush vines. It has... Read more2010 14% ABV 75cl
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"Chateau Desmirail is a third growth in the 1855 classification, which has an outstanding terroir bordering the Route des Chateaux. Jean Desmirail gave his name to the Chateau after marrying an... Read more2019 13% ABV 75cl
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Henri Bonneau (1938-2016) was considered by many aficionados to be the 'King of Châteauneuf-du-Pape'. His rare wines possess a magical, ethereal, silky quality, with astonishing finesse and nuanced... Read more2013 14% ABV 150cl
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A beautifully sumptuous, refined white Bordeaux. Wonderfully complex mix of toasty oak with gorgeous, honeyed, rich-textured palate, beautifully balanced with fresh acidity. Every bit as classy as... Read more2018 13.5% ABV 75cl
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This is an awesome blend of Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah and others, from vines planted as long ago as 1920 on a mix of terroirs that complement each other - the famous 'galet' puddingstones, sand,... Read more2020 15.5% ABV 75cl
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The one and only Sauternes Premier Cru Supérieur, Château d'Yquem produces an almost unbelievably concentrated sweet wine in almost unbelievably small quantities. Initially reserved in style, it... Read more2015 14% ABV 37.5cl
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The 2020 Mosconi is youthful, but this delicious vintage has a gentle, appealing character that enables the wine to be enjoyed now, although it also offers superb cellaring potential. With a deep... Read more2020 14.5% ABV 75cl
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A selection of less than the top 1% of Wynns Cabernet Sauvignon production, and only made in top years, the John Riddoch Limited Release has a deep, dense colour, and pure, fragrant, concentrated... Read more2016 13.7% ABV 75cl
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With surprisingly dark colour for a 100% Grenache, this has a captivating aroma of juicy black cherries, black raspberry, black pepper, pine sap, soy sauce, molasses and crushed vine leaf. Rounded,... Read more2019 15.5% ABV 150cl
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Crafted in the traditional Spanish method, prior to 19th century French input, this is aged underground in large clay 'tinajas'. Winemaker, Elias Lopez, describes it as 'Spain's answer to Pinot... Read more2020 13% ABV 75cl
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