The Hungarian Wine House (Magyar Borház) is a relatively new independent online wine merchant which was founded by a young Hungarian, living in London for several years.
Having travelled in the countryside and living in the capital, I have realized that British people, including my acquaintances, friends and colleagues, are not familiar with [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tucked away in Ongar in Essex is Wine of Course, an independent wine merchant with some interesting quirks including Bulgarian wines and a great selection of Armagnacs and a great by-line of “Every Sip Counts”
Our goal is to source top quality wines from around the world from producers who are individualistic, small (but perfectly formed), [...]
[ May 13, 2009; ] John Gordons, Independent Wine Merchants and Bistro in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire ventures into the lesser-known world of Moldovan Wines with a tasting at the Bistro on 13 May 2009. Moldova has a rich history of expert wine production; the inhabitants of the territory that comprises modern Moldova have practiced the art of wine making since at [...]
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 [...]
Having recently searched for wines from Georgia, we now discover a brand new online wine merchant who includes an impressive range of Georgian wines – although they also promise a wide range of New and Old World Wines (and you cannot get much “Older” World than Georgia!) Turton Wines, based in Bolton, is rapidly expanding [...]
Georgia is much in the news these days, but sadly not for its impressive wine heritage. Georgia is widely credited as one of the first places to produce wine. Jancis Robinson in her The Oxford Companion to Winedescribes it as “one of the world’s great and historic centres of both wild and cultivated vines”.
The grape [...]
Eastern Europe always seems a little impenetrable for the wine enthusiast – unfamiliar geography and unpronounceable names, combined with a slightly downmarket historical reputation do not help. So a little exploration into the wines of Moravia proves enlightening.
Firstly geography – I confess I could not pinpoint Moravia on the map – but it is the [...]
A refreshingly different approach is evident as soon as you enter Cadman Fine Wines website. Its crisp design and great graphics tempt you with some good special offers, yet also provides easy navigation of the site to find what you want.
The tagline “Quality is merely a starting point…” is more than merely words – they [...]
Region Wine is a new Chester-based online merchant with a retail shop in the heart of historic Chester. The website is attractive and offers a wide range from around the world, including Greece, Oregon USA and Hungary in addition to the usual New and Old World sources. In addition to offering selections by region, [...]
One of the joys of the dynamic wine merchant scene in the UK is the band of plucky fellows who hunt out the unusual and the obscure. The internet of course gives access to these specialists to all.
One such is Novavino, a specialists utilising there indepth local knowledge, to bring to these shores wines from [...]
Easy Wine/Wine Of Course probably have the largest range of Bulgarian wine in the UK. A total of 18 different wines at the last count, ranging in price from £4.99 up to one at £14.99!
But there is a lot more available from the company than just Bulgarian wines. The nicely designed website holds vinous [...]