great grog meadows
Getting Old
When I started in the wine trade many decades ago there was fashion called as Beaujolais Nouveau. Never one to be swayed…
Classic Food & Wine Pairings
Oysters with Muscadet (I wouldn’t have red as it will give a metallic taste in the mouth) It is light with a salty…
Golden Prosecco (Gold Medal!)
https://www.cantineriondo.com/en/Riconoscimenti/asia-wine-trophy-2019/ https://www.greatgrog.co.uk/site/index.php/browse/champagne/sparkling-wine/our-best-selling-prosecco-detail “Riondo Collezione Prosecco is an Extra Dry Spumante, fresh and velvety with scents of Golden Delicious apple, pear and…
Harvest Time 2019
The grape harvest has started in France with a sense of urgency. The very hot July period has brought the harvest…
Rural Wine Woes
Has the lowering of the drink driving limit in 2014 had an impact? The answer is a definitive yes, but not in…
Varietal Preferences
If you reach for a glass of Sauvignon Blanc tonight you will not be alone. The majority of glasses of wine that…
Spring Wine Fair Top Sellers
Thanks so much to all our amazing Grog customers for braving the rain and coming along to our wine fair last Friday…
Vegan vs Organic
Vegan Wines?There is a real vogue at the moment in the UK for vegetarian, and indeed vegan, products. Restaurants now have to…
Virtual wine tastings
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Wine Rocks
There has historically been a perceived link between soils that vines are grown in and the flavour of the wine that you…
The Prosecco Bubble Bursts?
The Prosecco Bubble Bursts? Prosecco corks have been popping in the UK at a steadily growing rate for a decade and we…
Do Your Wine Duty
Sadly, I don’t think Philip Hammond reads my articles, however, I’m going to have a moan at him anyway. The price of…
Champagne cynic
Champagne cynic…I started my wine journey many years before I could afford to buy anything that was famous. I think I had…
Champagne
Sod’s law that the weather in France was grim when I was there last week. One doesn’t expect the weather in Scotland…