If the long end to winter is getting you down, let Wine Advisor Becky Austin from our Warehouse Shop in Basingstoke lighten the mood, as she enthuses over three exciting recommendations of what to be drinking now If you’re anything like my boyfriend and I, you’ve had enough of walks in your wellies, film nights […]

Wine, in all its guises, encompasses many more factors than what happens in the cellar. As former Buyer Oli Barton discusses here, Bordeaux’s climate can have a substantial impact on a year’s work across the whole region Bordeaux’s weather can be highly variable. For the Bordelais, this is a serious matter; it directly affects their […]

This week we have two pieces looking at Bordeaux. In this one, Guest Blogger Ella Lister, founder of wine-lister.com gives us her overview on how the 2017 vintage is shaping up Bordeaux prices might not have been growing as quickly as those in Burgundy or Piedmont, but the region has finally overcome the spate of […]

With Easter fast approaching it is that time of year when we like to look at our favourite tipples’ often troublesome relationship with chocolate. Here Fine Wine Account Manager and resident chocolate expert Peter Newton recommends some of his tried and tested matches, perfect for exploring this coming weekend   Chocolate and wine Chocolate has […]