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Summer Sale weekend at Yapp Brothers

[ July 24, 2009 to July 25, 2009. ]
WIltshire-based independent Yapp Brothers throws open the doors at their Mere premises for Friday 24 and Saturday 25 June 2010 for their Summer Sale – always something interesting here – Rhone, Loire are especially strong.

Yapp Brothers, Mere, Wiltshire, BA12 6DY

T: 01747 860423 E: [...]

armit wines

John Armit established John Armit Wines Ltd in 1998 and combines a traditional fine wine merchant background with a modern approach. The list is strong on fine classic Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, but also offers interesting diversions into other regions such as Argentina and southern France.
armit is the UK’s leading contemporary fine wine merchant. Established [...]

Burgundy, Rhone and Southern France at AB Vintners

AB Vintners claim to be one of the leading independent specialist wine merchants with a focus on specific areas of France:
We concentrate on top-domaine wines from Burgundy, the Rhône Valley and Southern France, working very closely with such sought-after winemakers as Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Jean-Marie Fourrier, Gérard Gauby and Daniel Ravier (Tempier), amongst [...]

Free Run Juice in the Southwest

A fresh and welcoming website with an enticing name welcomes you to www.freerunjuice.co.uk at the Wine Shack. However, the site is so fresh that it is as yet incomplete (April 2010) with a list of producers, but not of wines! However the look and feel of the site is promising – making a distinct departure [...]

Wine and Tapas in Worcester

Matching the right wine with the appropriate food is often a challenge, so it is imteresting to find an independent wine merchant runing its own Tapas Bar as in the Worcester Wine Company and Bacco’s Tapas Bar/Café.
The Worcester Wine Company and Baccos Café/Tapas Bar promise you a fantastic experience whether you choose to buy a [...]

Lincoln's International Wine Merhchant

The historic city of Lincoln is the base for Steep Hill Wines, “international wine merchants”, who specialise in wines from Burgundy
Steep Hill Wines is a family run independent wine merchants and shipper. We specialise in wines from Chablis and Burgundy, but hold an extensive stock of wines from around the world. Also [...]

Earle Wines in North Yorkshire

Earle Wines, based near Harrogate in North Yorkshire, aims to be “your direct link to the vineyard” – mainly French but also other regions including North and South America, Australia and New Zealand and other European countries.
…independent wine merchants specialising in importing estate bottled wines, shipped directly from the growers. We set the challenge of [...]

Burgundy En-Primeur Tasting

[ March 26, 2010; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Fareham Wine Cellar is holding a tasting of en-Primeur Burgundies from Louis Jadot on 20 March 2010
…we are holding a tasting of all of the Louis Jadot 2008 Burgundies we are buying en primeur. There are four (possibly five) red and three white wines and they will all be available to purchase [...]

Yapp's Bin End Sale

[ March 27, 2010; ] Reputable independent wine merchant Yapp Brothers hold their Spring Bin End sale on Saturday 27 March 2010.

Based in Mere in Wiltshire they are especially strong in the Loire and Rhone but many other regions and countries on offer – often from lesser-known vineyards – you can be guaranteed to find something interesting here.

Yapp Brothers, Mere, [...]

Bernard's Wine Route

A Frenchman in North Wales has established a French wine business -FrenchWines_Direct as part of Bernard’s wine route Ltd:
Our French Wines are traditionally made by skilled producers from the most notorious French Wine Regions. The passion for wine runs in the family. “Grand Pere Lambert” my great-grandpa, used to make “Pineau des Charentes” and red [...]

Valentines Day gift ideas

Valentines Day on 14 February 2010 is an opportunity for wine merchants to promote wine and wine-related gifts, and most do offer something more or less suitable.
However Sparkling Direct has an interesting and varied offering for (wine) lovers – and (despite the name) not always involving Champagne or other fizz. For example they are offering [...]

Roberson's Burgundy En Primeur Tasting

[ February 4, 2010; ] If you are in or near West London and you want to taste some great Burgundies then Robersons is the place to head for – they are holding a Burgundy En-Primeur tasting on 4 February 2010 – tickets cost £20
The beginning of the year means Burgundy En Primeur and in the past 12 months the [...]

January Sales – Vin Vino Direct

January Sale times have arrived and numerous wine merchants have special offers.
Online Specialist Vin Vino Direct are offering 15% off their entire range until 22 January 2010.
We have one of the largest collections of French claret wines in the UK…plus, an amazing range of Italian fine wines and French fine wines. We carry wines covering [...]

Christmas Choices from Vineyards Direct

It is always interesting to see what choices people make for Christmas drinking. There is a tendency to save some of your best bottles for opening over the festive season, but there are some other considerations – do the wines go with the food?; will it be something which Great Aunt Maud would like (or [...]

Life’s too short to drink bad wine!

Columnist Simon Hoggart has a new book out with a title to match a strongly shared sentiment : Life’s Too Short to Drink Bad Wine: 100 wines for the discerning drinker. Simon who is a political writer for the Guardian and wine columnist for the Specator magazine, is perhaps more of a wine-lover than a [...]