July 2011

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:  

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →