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Austrian Winemaker Dinner

[ February 9, 2010; 8:30 pm; ] Nick Dobson Wines is sponsoring a “Meet the Winemaker Dinner” on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at Café Strudel in Richmond, West London,
The evening includes a “fabulous gourmet meal” designed specially by Chef Yacine Benghazal (ex Marco-Pierre White) to accompany 7 different wines from the highly reputed Weingut Günter Triebaumer from Rust on the shores of [...]

Wokingham Wine Festival

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The Wokingham Wine Festival (Berkshire) on 5-6 December 2009 provides anopportunity for wine-lovers to taste and buy fine wines supplied by members of the ASDW (the Association of Small Direct Winemerchants). ASDW members offer between them a huge range of fine wines from around the world.

The event is [...]

Exploring Hungarian Wines

Specialist Independent wine merchant Nick Dobson has extended his already diverse list with more wines from Hungary – a natural step when you consider that Hungary is next door to Austria whose wines already feature strongly on his list – extending his wine route from eastern France to Germany and then Austria.
Hungary’s climate is ideal [...]

A WineDrop in the West Country

WineDrop.co.uk is an independent online wine merchant which offers an extraordinarily wide range of wines, spirits and beers. Their list features wines from all the usual suspects, but also from Greece, Hungary, Romania, Japan, Uruguay and Brazil amongst others.
Brazil is an unusual choice – the Rio Sol Seco Cabernet Sauvignon is “Warm fruit and a [...]

Austrian Wines in London

[ February 10, 2009; ] Nick Dobson Wines is one of the few Austrian Wine specialists in the UK , and if you join his mailing list you could wine a ticket for an trade exclusive tasting of Austrian wines to be held in London on 10 Febrary 2009:
Over 90 wineries will participate in this trade-only event which showcases some of Austria’s [...]

Up to 50% off wines at Cadman Fine Wines

Online specialists Cadman Fine Wines are on the ball with their 2009 list available and a January sale featuring discounts of up to 50% whilst stocks last. It’s probably a good idea to replenish the stocks, as 2009 is likely to see significant price increases in the price of wines coming from the €uro zone [...]

Corks of….. Cotham in Bristol

Corks of Cotham, a suburb of Bristol,is an innovative independent wine merchant with a wide range of wines fro Argentina, Austria, England, Germany, Lebanon, Hungary and all the usual sources.
As an independent wine and spirit merchant, we stock a hugely varied and highly sought after range of wines. We source all of our wines ourselves [...]

New Portuguese and Austrian wines from Nick Dobson

Independent wine merchant Nick Dobson always offers something out of the ordinary – and this month he has new arrivals from Portugal and Austria – opposite ends of western Europe and offering a diverse range of wine styles.
Our new range of wines and Port from the Douro Valley in Portugal, a fascinating wine-producing country, which [...]

Winter Special Offers from Adnams, Vin Vino, Nick Dobson and others

A round-up of some current special offers from various wine merchants
Adnams Cellar & Kitchen have 6 bottles of the 2008 vintage classic NZ Sauvignon Blanc Cloudy Bay available at £107.95 AND a 2005 Rioja (2005 Usoa de Bagordi , Semi Crianza, Rioja) at just £5.99 reduced from £10.95 – "Smooth, well-structured organic Tempranillo with [...]

Café Strudel’s Viennese Food and Wine Tasting!

[ September 11, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] Somehow even the name sounds tempting and indulgent: “Café Strudel”. Perhaps too quickly associated with cakes, cream and calories, there is a rare opportunity to try out Viennese food and Austrian wines Café Strudel in Richmond (SW London) is hosting with Ultimate Wines and Nick Dobson Wines on 11 September 2008.
The menu will be:
Aperitif [...]

New Austrian arrivals at Nick Dobson Wines

I always applaud those wine merchants (large and small) who are adventurous and try to offer something rather different. Nick Dobson continues to do this well, with a new selection of wines from Austria in addition to his other explorations into Switzerland, Germany (Mosel) and southern Burgundy.
Amongst the new arrivals is some Austrian Sekt [...]

Organi.co.uk

Lovers of wine and all things organic can rejoice at the launch of Organi.co.uk – the new website dedicated solely to first class organic and biodynamic wines that offers a truly exclusive and unique selection of organic and biodynamic wines and champagnes.
The website helps “discerning online shoppers find organic wine for every occasion” Purchases [...]

Philglas & Swiggot

A great name for a wine merchant – Philglas and Swiggot. Founded in 1991 the company is unashamedly upmarket with three stores in Richmond-upon-Thames, Marylebone and Battersea. They have been crowned London Wine Merchant of the Year in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
When we first started, we believed that there was [...]

Ultimate Wines

The indomitable Paula Sinberg runs the Ultimate Wine Company and for a small operation she manages to gather an impressive range of individualistic and quality wines.
I have had the delight in attending several of her tastings (held locally to me in Marlow, Buckinghamshire and other up in London) and her passion certainly manifests [...]

Northants Tasting – 11 Nov 06

Canons Ashby House is the venue for a wine tasting on 11 November [...]

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