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Facebook/Instagram Live: Terre di Valter Aglianico (just buy the wine)

Richard will be attempting to lure you to Southern Italia and the sunny lands of Campania TERRE DI VALTER AGLIANICO CAMPANIA just…

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Facebook/Instagram Live: Greco di Tufo (just buy the wine)

Simon will be blethering and tasting the gorgeous, world class TERRE DI VALTER GRECO DI TUFO 2020 Just buy a bottle and…

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Facebook/Instagram Live: Gavroche Grenache/Syrah (just buy the wine)

John will be tasting and giving some banter on the Gavroche Organic/Natural Red. VIN DE FRANCE: Bright and fresh uber drinkable Natural…

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Christmas Day Elf Tasting

Richard in his favourite jumper…

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South America wine tasting £20

at the Royal Scots Club (Hepburn Suite) A tasting tour aroung Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. We will have Lee Evans from specialist…

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Young and Saunders, Edinburgh

Back in the day (1970s) this was the place to buy. Then it became Oddbins, where I worked in the 1990s. What…

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Xmas Eve Fizz Shindig

Join us as we open some fizz before the big day. From midday onwards we’ll open the bubbly and John will be…

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Richard’s Christmas Article 2021

Edinburgh is looking very busy in the centre of town this year. Glasgow has cancelled its Christmas market and this could be…

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Domaine des Tourelles Red 2020, Edinburgh, Scotland

Lebanon with Clare £16.35

Lebanon has a wine making history that goes back centuries and some exciting vinous things are happening there, despite everything they’ve had…

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Cremant with Richard £11.15

Richard will be broadcasting live from The Royal Scots Club just before our sold out in person fizz tasting to tell you…

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Christmas Looms on the horizon

Our new Christmas list is back from the printers and has been posted to everyone who has bought a skelp of wine…

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Gluten Free Wine

It may sound like a bit of a wine trade joke: “do you have any gluten free wines?” This is definitely something…

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Sunshine tipples

Ten or so days of consistent sunshine and heat! Is everyone ok? Everyone remember their sun-cream? I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced such…

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Bexit Bites

sounds like a new healthy snack consisting of a breaded, deep-fried outer shell filled with a weirdly pink sludge made from “mechanically…

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Nebbiolo – Tar and Roses

Notos Nebbiolo £13.29 If you are yet to try a wine from Uruguay, you will be hard pressed (pun intended) to get…

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Ah…Shocking Sauvignon Shortage! 

Ah…Shocking Sauvignon Shortage!    …..as Sean Connery almost definitely never said, (but it does sound better in his accent). It may indeed…

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