SAKE: AN INTRODUCTION(Post)

    By Angela Mount I’ve written, talked about, and judged wine for more years than I care to remember, but last week, I went back to school – Sake school to be exact.  With an extensive range of this s ...

    Keeping it REAL... without the alcohol(Post)

    This January, with the Christmas decorations firmly put away and the festive celebrations a dim memory, many of us look to make some positive lifestyle changes, whether dusting off the gym kit or o ...

    Ascheri | Tasting Dinner(Post)

    Whether you’re new to the wine world, an enthusiast, or an expert in the field, it will always be an interesting and enjoyable experience to meet a producer and discover the story behind the wines yo ...

    Southern Italian Idyll - The Wonderful World of Mezzogiorno Pt.2(Post)

    This week I continue my journey through the beautiful countryside of Mezzogiorno - Southern Italy... Travelling west, and slightly north of Basilicata, we reach Campania, home of Italy’s capital of t ...

    White Rum, Beyond Neutral!(Post)

    When you think of white rum what do you think of? It is likely that you will think of cool refreshing drinks, lots of crushed ice all muddled or shaken together with a fairly neutral inoffensive ru ...

    Discarded Spirits, Digital Tasting(Post)

    Join us for a tasting on the 22nd of April to celebrate Earth Day, where we'll be joining Calum Fraser from Discarded Spirits! On a day where we all reflect about how we use the world's resour ...

    Superb Scotch to add to your shelves(Post)

    We’ve been adding a lot of exciting new whisky to Spirits Kiosk lately, but few have turned our heads quite as much as the ranges from the Distell International group. Distell run three diffe ...

    Welcome to our New Website!(Post)

    Like all great vintages, here at Great Western Wine we’ve been maturing our brand new website and it’s now ready to be tasted! Whether you fancy sipping on one of our top sellers, knocking b ...

    Christmas Gift Guide(Post)

    Time to raise a cup of cheer and nod to Christmases past, Reminisce with friends and make new memories that last. It's time to savour the fragrance in the air, Hearty roasts, mulled wine ...

    No Ginvent Calendars?(Post)

    In what would have been its 8th year, Gin Foundry decided not to produce its Gin Advent Calendar, Ginvent. Here to explain a little more is our Gin Curator and its inventor, Olivier Ward, to explai ...

    Exploring Asia(Post)

    This month we’re looking at the amazing array of flavours and spirits that hail from across Asia. Let us be the first to say that taking on Asia as one entity is a little mad. It’s as diverse as i ...

    The Whiskies you need to Savour this World Whisky Day(Post)

    World Whisky Day (18th May) is the annual and global call to all whisky lovers, dram in hand, to come together in celebration of the water of life, all you need is a bottle of whisky! Choosing what w ...