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Which style of glass should I use to serve wine?(Post)
One of the questions that I get asked most frequently, is whether the type, size and style of glass that is used for wine, matters. The simple answer is - yes it does. Having said that, please don’ ...
Alan's Wine of the Week(Post)Tomero Cabernet Sauvignon Valle de Uco Mendoza, 2012 Crisp, intense red with violet highlights. Strong notes of spices and red fruits, such as strawberry and raspberry. Delicate touches of toasted v ...
When wine meets chocolate(Post)"Its a tough job, but someones got to do it" is the phrase that sprung to mind when I set off on a quest to find out whether wine and chocolate could live together. Easter is looming and that means c ...
Wine by the Glass(Post)WINES TO SAMPLE IN OUR SHOP - NOW ON TASTING WHITE Alain Cailbourdin, Pouilly Fume, Triptyque 2011 Domaine de la Janasse, Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2012 RED Chateau Larose Perganson Haut Medoc Cru ...
Wine by the glass(Post)WINES TO SAMPLE IN OUR SHOP - NOW ON TASTING White 2011 Meursault, Domaine François Mikulski 2010 Farrago Chardonnay, Kooyong 1999 Batard Montrachet Grand Cru, Domaine Philippe Brenot Red 2010 St Jos ...
Alan's Wine of the Week(Post)Quinta Do Crasto Douro Superior 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 ...
Wine Style Guide(Post)To accompany our previous post on how to taste wine, we've put together a handy style guide for you to use when tasting. The printable guide below can help when choosing what style of wine to buy to ...
Chester Osborn: the man behind the loud shirts(Post)Chester Osborn, the flamboyant head of D’Arenberg Wines talks to Angela Mount about his winemaking ethos and his quirkily-named wines. Every picture tells a story, every Darenberg wine does too ...
Alan's Wine of the Week(Post)The Love Grass Shiraz, d'Arenberg 2009 £13.95 Now £9.95 "Mid-crimson and Bright colour; a bright, effusive and quite pure red-fruited bouquet, with the palate delivering an even, fresh and f ...
Top 10 Kiwi Wines(Post)To kick start our spring New Zealand promotion, we’ve compiled a list of our favourite Kiwi wines. We all know the distinctive Sauvignon Blancs of Marlborough, but New Zealand is certainly no one tri ...
Alan's Wine of the Week(Post)Eidosela Albariño Rias Baixas 2014 Full of evocative summery flavours: apricots, honeysuckle and juicy white peaches. Wonderful sense of lightness; fresh and refreshing, yet with no shortage of inte ...
Our Fine Wine Manager Visits Rioja(Post)It is really very exciting to be invited to visit our two new producers in Rioja, and especially so, since I have never been to the region before. Beautiful warm sunshine is forecast: all the more ...
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Petite Sirah 49% - Zinfandel 49% - Mourvèdre 2%. Three distinctive grape varieties that combine lush berry and fierce spice into this wine. Deeply luscious and succulent blackberries, aromas of... Read more2021 14.5% ABV 75cl
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This wine has a youthful straw colour. Aromas of peach and papaya play with subtle oak and yeasty notes. Full bodied and fruity, the palate has a delightful creaminess as a result of ten months on... Read more2023 13% ABV 75cl
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Beautiful, juicy ripe pear and nectarine fruit cradled in gently toasted oak with layers of flavour and texture. The mid-palate is fleshed out by delicious creamy, buttery flavours, and the oak... Read more2023 14% ABV 75cl
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A bright salmon tinted dry Rosé wine with aromas of freshly picked strawberries and maraschino cherries. Lovely juicy red-berried palate with delicate finish. Read more2025 13% ABV 75cl
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A beautifully fresh and refined Chardonnay with exquisite balance from a single vineyard in the cool, high-altitude Adelaide Hills region, just outside the town of Macclesfield. The wine expresses... Read more2023 13% ABV 75cl
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We love this Central Otago Pinot Noir - it's what a good value Burgundy should taste like, but rarely does. It captures the mix of gorgeous Pinot red fruits with a delicious savoury underbelly... Read more2020 13.5% ABV 75cl
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A gloriously rich and delicious Chardonnay, with lavish aromas of salted caramel, grilled pineapple, baked peaches, Demerara sugar and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Full-bodied and satisfying, it has... Read more2023 13.5% ABV 75cl
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Elegantly balanced Cabernet, from a relatively cool site, showing restraint power with concentration. This wine displays notes of wood spice, earth, black and red currants, liquorice and tobacco... Read more2015 14.7% ABV 75cl
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This supple and mouth-filling vintage leads with juicy raspberry and ripe boysenberry fruit. Hints of spiced chocolate integrate well with fruit that is surprisingly luscious and silky on the... Read more2022 14.5% ABV 75cl
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This is quintessential Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc: exceptionally pure, with crisp, light texture and pronounced gooseberry and tomato leaf notes. Its quality shines through in the long, pure... Read more2023 12% ABV 75cl
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A full bodied, well rounded wine, that is a great example of the harmonious balance which can be achieved between fruit and delicate oak flavours, as they combine to produce gentle complexity. ... Read more2025 13% ABV 75cl
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