2011

A French, an Aussie & a Spanish

No this isn’t the start of some dodgy and culturally insensitive joke! No, it is in fact 3 of the wines we currently have in our ‘Private Cellar Fine Wines’ selection that we are selling on behalf of a client. … Continue reading

Bordeaux Wine Tasting Trip – May 2012

This is a quite fantastic opportunity for you to join us in visiting some truly top end Bordeaux Chateaux, tasting some of the finest wines in the world and see behind the scenes in many of them, and visit some … Continue reading

Fine Wines

We are very pleased to announce that we have for sale a selection of fantastic fine wines of varying vintages, some in very limited quantities, and that are very rare and hard to find. Just a few of the producers … Continue reading

Port – Perfect for any Occasion!

Well it’s official, “Real Men Drink Port… and ladies do too!” There’s a new book out that says so, so it must be true! However, joking aside, Port is a popular drink for many, and rightly so. It is perfect … Continue reading

Tasting a Big Success

Thank you to all those who attended our Annual Portfolio Tasting on 25th November and making it such a success. What a fantastic event it was. Around 150 people came into the glorious venue of All Saints Chapel, Eastbourne to … Continue reading

Dandelion Wine Tasting Invitation

You are invited to a wine tasting hosted by the wine makes of Dandelion Vineyards in our tasting room in Hasting on Friday 9th September. Full details below:  

Riesling Week – Dry Riesling

There is a general perception that all Riesling is medium or sweet. And furthermore that because it is medium or sweet that somehow this denotes it is lesser quality, or that we somehow shouldn’t like it! I love medium and … Continue reading

Riesling Week

23rd to 30th July 2011 Riesling: It’s the perfect match with food, great on its own and there is a style to suit every occasion, Riesling is the grape variety to be sampling this summer. From this Saturday the trade … Continue reading

Picking Great Dandelions

Depending on whether you’re a gardener or not may depend on your view of Dandelions! However, as you may have already guessed by the fact we are a wine merchants, we are not talking about the plant based version that … Continue reading

Hunter Valley – There is Hope

In recent years there has been quite a resurgence for Hunter Valley wines from Australia and in particular Hunter Valley Shiraz.  Their naturally lower alcohols of between 12.5% and 13.5% mixed with their rich flavour profiles seems to be the … Continue reading