Wine Talk

Happy New Year to you all. Let’s hope it will be a good one for us all. To get the year off to a good start, we’ve been sending samples of Malbec off to some tastings to try to raise...

Now that Christmas and New Year are over for another year, it’s been fairly traditional for people to start a diet or to give up the booze for a month. Sounds pretty frightening to us! Our preferred way of shedding...

Do we start with breakfast? I’m sure we’re not the only ones that like a bit of fizz to brighten the smoked salmon! But we save the Champagne for a little later and wake the palate up with some Burgundian...

This year, as Black Friday approaches once again, we have looked hard at what we are offering. Our prime producer is Astoria and their Prosecco is always sought after, but this year with increased shipping charges and on costs in...

Yes, it’s that time of year again when the first wine of the recent vintage is released from the Beaujolais, but this time without the usual hullaballoo to accompany it. Thanks to Brexit and COVID, the transporters can no longer...

The Beaujolais is to France what Yorkshire is to the UK – God’s Marvellous Country! Once you have been there, seen the scenery, tasted the food and wines, you’re captured for life. The food is hearty and certainly gets the...

Years ago, when game wasn’t specially reared for shooting to the same extent as today, getting hold of a pheasant was a real luxury but nowadays the poor creatures are so tame that they will virtually look down the barrel...

Chardonnay is the most planted white grape variety in the world. Because of the frequency of planting, wines made from this grape vary enormously in quality and price but when well crafted, it makes some of the finest single variety...

Sunday 31st sees the celebration of Halloween or, as we like to call it, Hallowine! No matter if you're apple bobbing or wandering around with a pumpkin hollowed out with a candle inside, it’s always better done with a glass...