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Explosive Flavours for New Year’s Eve(Post)
Fizz, Bang Pop! Want your party will go with a bang this year? Then try this wintery fizz to ease your guests in from the cold... Mulled Wine Bellini We discovered this cocktail on a fact fin ...
Wines from the Garden of France - The Loire(Post)If you like Sauvignon Blanc, you’ll love the Loire: this is birthplace of the world’s most popular grape, with world-beating examples from Sancerre, Pouilly Fumé and Menetou Salon. But if you’re all ...
Top 10 (drinkable) gifts for Father's Day(Post)With Father's Day just around the corner, the team at Great Western Wine have been discussing which liquid gifts we will be giving this year (and what we'd like to be receiving)! Order by June 17th f ...
Head over heels for Italy(Post)The Italian peninsula is often referred to as the ‘boot’, with the most southern tip known as ‘the toe’ and the far south east dubbed ‘the heel’. To help simplify this varied country, we’ve prepared ...
Pretty in Pink(Post)Summer is upon us, and now is the time to drink pink. Rosé isn’t just for Summer, but this is when it comes into its own. Apéritif, al fresco lunch, spicy oriental food, seafood, salmon, you name ...
SUMMERTIME SIPPING(Post)Barbecues, Beaches and Picnics… By Angela Mount With teachers all over Bath looking happier by the day as their summer sojourn approaches, parents considering the challenges of entertaining their lit ...
Magnificent magnums – the ideal centrepiece for your Christmas Table(Post)Magnificent magnums – the ideal centrepiece for your Christmas Table Angela Mount It’s Christmas time, and it’s the season to celebrate, indulge, and gather friends and family around the table – and ...
How to make home-made booze infusions(Post)Take a walk around the fields, woods, beaches, riverbanks or even urban heaths and if you know what you are looking for - you’ll see a bounty of ingredients to enjoy. Foraging, while undeniably q ...
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 ...
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 ...
Shades of Rosé(Post)Glance at a shelf full of pink wines, and you’ll see a startling, and potentially confusing diversity of colours, from the palest shade of onion-skin to neon Barbie pink. The range of Rosé hues is as ...