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Wedding Wines

Seeing as there seems to have been some wedding chat recently, I’m trying to keep my column vaguely topical and give some…

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Results

WINE FAIR TOP 30

 THE TOP 30 WINES FROM OUR SPRING 2018 WINE FAIR ARE…  …

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Sunburn

SunburnSunshine is a vital ingredient in making great wine. As you are browsing the summer holiday destination this year seeking out that…

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Food & Wine Matching

 FOOD AND WINE MATCHING – WHERE TO START  Cooking is a balance of sweet, salty, acid, umami and fat. The trick is…

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Naturally Nonsense?

Natural Nonsense? The current vogue in the consumer world of wine is to be as eco-friendly as possible. This is a laudable…

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Richard’s Christmas 2018 Ramblings

Champagne Cynic 2018 I started my wine journey many years before I could afford to buy anything that was famous. I think…

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Winter Wine fair 2017 – The Top 10

Another year, another festive Grog-laden extravarganza. 180 lovely customers braved the chill and came along to sample over 100 of our tastiest…

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Who wants to live forever?

There is a little bit of a nip in the air in the mornings now. This is the first time in 11…

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Use the “search” button if you know what you are after or Please email or call 0131 555 0222 to chat/enquire/order/get advice…

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Chile

Chile I was lucky enough to be invited on a trip to Chile and Argentina this month by a very nice vendor…

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5star

Five Stars!

Always happy when we get and retain a five star rating. We couldn’t do it all without you. Thanks    …

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Does a Teaspoon keep your fizz fizzier longer?

errr, I don’t think so mate. I understand that Carbon Dioxide comes out slower when cooler (that is why you chill your…

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..and the results are in …Christmas Wine Fair 2016 Top 10

Another year brings another Great Grog Christmas Tasting Extravaganza. This year we showed 106 wines from the super thrifty mid week gluggers…

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Malta Part 2 (November 2016)

Malta Part 2 You may, or may not, have read an article by myself a few months ago about some Maltese tourists…

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