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Ribera Del Duero – a world of desert landscapes, big bold reds and a few rebels
Written November 2014, imported February 2015 OK, I’ll admit. I’ve always been a little bit wary of Ribera Del Duero. I’ve had some corkers from the area; but it’s the tannin that I’m not a mega fan of. Don’t get me wrong, I’m always telling people they have to get over their dislike of tannin […]
We won! Southend Small Business of the Year 2014
We are rather chuffed to announce that last Friday night, the judges at Southend Business Awards named us ‘small business of the year 2014.’ Are we happy? Absolutely. Are we surprised? I think it’s fair to say our jaws were well and truly dropped. What makes it even more surprising is that we were judged […]
Vino Vero’s Languedoc drinking holiday / research trip
Ah the Languedoc. Sun. Beautiful countryside. Great people. And VINEYARDS. VINEYARDS. VINEYARDS. VINEYARDS. Everywhere you look there are vines! This region in the south west of France produces a lot of wine. I’d be the first to admit that not all of it is great. But in my opinion it is one of the most exciting wine regions […]
It’s National Burger Day. Now, what to drink…
By Charlie Brown It’s National Burger Day! And although we’d never jump on a bandwagon (ahem) burgers have a special place in our hearts, so we want to share with you wines from our shop that would be redonkulous with your burger. We’re open until 7.30pm to pick any of these up. #shamelessplug Fiesta de […]
Clos des Cordeliers ‘L’eclat du noir’ 2012
What with working 2 jobs, the blog has somewhat taken a back seat of late. However, when we cracked open this ‘L’eclat du noir’ that we picked up from the cellar door of Clos des Cordeliers I knew I was going to have to write about it. Ok so why is it so interesting? Well […]
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WineDemon
Those of you who follow me on Twitter might have noticed some tweets about wines I have ‘scouted’ or reviewed via WineDemon. It is a new iPhone app that I have been playing around with for a few weeks and … Continue reading
My guide to French wine
What French wine guide would be complete without mention of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne? Well, this one! There’s much more to French wine than the three most well known regions so I’m going to focus on some of the others … Continue reading
How I choose wine
Since I started blogging about wine, friends keep asking me about how I choose wine so I thought it would be worthwhile sharing a few of the rules of thumb that I have served me well. I hope you find … Continue reading
Website review: Vinopic.com
I first heard about Vinopic.com on the UK Wine Show podcast a few weeks back and thought I’d check it out. The site was launched earlier this year with the aim of removing the guesswork from choosing higher quality, better … Continue reading
Santa Cruz Wine Tasting
I hope you’re sitting comforably – this turned out to be quite a long post, but I hope you enjoy it! The final part of our Californian adventure was at a fantastic apartment by the beach in Santa Cruz, although … Continue reading
My favourite English wines
As English Wine Week is coming to it’s end I thought I’d scribble down a few of my thoughts on some of my favourite English wines at the moment. Last weekend, I visited Biddenden Vineyards, Kent’s oldest vineyard. The Barnes … Continue reading
Sonoma Wineries: Part 2 – Arrowood Vineyards and Winery
Wow, what a view! Arrowood is set in a beautiful spot overlooking their Sonoma valley vineyards, although they actually source most of their grapes from other nearby growers. Arrowood produces both single variety wines and also blends, taking a lot … Continue reading
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