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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 [...]

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 [...]

Cotswold Wine Merchant expands

Chipping Campden based independent wine merchant Bennetts Fine Wines is taking over Shipston-on-Stour merchants Edward Sheldon from 23 November. Edward Sheldon is a long-established business with excellent original premises in Shipston-on-Stour (Warwickshire) with purpose-built cellars.
With our award winning range of wines from Burgundy, Italy and the New World, combined with their depth in Bordeaux and [...]

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 [...]

Pinot Noir Tasting in Bristol

[ November 10, 2009; ] Corks of Cotham, one of Bristol’s independent wine merchants, has opened a restaurant called “Flinty Red” and is to host a tasting of Pinot Noir there on Tuesday 10 November 2009:-
One of the world’s top red varieties and the nirvana of winemakers worldwide, but who produces the best?

This is your chance to decide as we [...]

Yapp’s Christmas Sale

[ November 27, 2009 to November 28, 2009. ] Yapp Bros hold their annual Christmas Sale in their premises at Mere in Wiltshire on Friday 27 & Saturday 28 November 2009 “An excellent opportunity to taste a broad range of our wines can be found during any of these tasting and sale days at our picturesque premises in Mere between 9.30am and 5.00pm.

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Wine on the Tyne

Tyne Wines is an independent wine merchant based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne which specialises in French wines:-

We are importers and distributors of quality French wines from Champagne, the Loire, Beaujolais and the Rhône Valley and are based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Hence the name. Our aim is to import from small independent producers (Vignerons Independants) rather than [...]

WSET’s Pinot Noir tasting

[ June 18, 2009; ] The Wine & Spirit Education Trust holds a Pinot Noir tasting evening in London on 18 June 2009
Pinot Noir can be quite an elusive grape to understand. A predominantly cooler-climate grape it can be notoriously difficult to grow whilst many examples of the best pinots are inordinately expensive burgundies. New Zealand in particular can [...]

Hampshire’s Burgundy Festival

[ May 9, 2009; ] Independent wine merchant Caviste is holding a Burgundy Festival at Ashe Park House in Hampshire on Saturday 9 May 2009.
Taste the best of the Burgundy 2007 vintage from over 12 Domaines presented by 7 of Burgundy’s top producers in the beautiful grounds of Ashe Park House near Overton, Hants.
There are not so many opportunities to [...]

Yapp’s Summer Sale in Mere

[ July 3, 2009 to July 4, 2009. ] Yapp Bros hold their annual Summer Sale in their premises at Mere in Wiltshire on Friday 3 & Saturday 4 July 2009 “An excellent opportunity to taste a broad range of our wines can be found during any of these tasting and sale days at our picturesque premises in Mere between 9.30am and 5.00pm.

For more [...]

Yapp’s Bin End Sale at Mere

[ April 4, 2009; ] Yapp Bros hold their annual Bin End Sale on Saturday 4 April 2009 at their premises in Mere in Wiltshire. “An excellent opportunity to taste a broad range of our wines can be found during any of these tasting and sale days at our picturesque premises in Mere between 9.30am and [...]

Silk and Lace pre-Valentine’s tasting in London

[ February 11, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

The Winery in London W9 is holding a pre-Valentine tasting on 11 February 2009 at Clifton Nurseries
Our theme is silk and lace, which means there’ll be plenty of Pinot Noir, beginning with our two sparklies – a pink from Cantina di Casteggio in Oltrepo Pavese, south of Milan and the classic, Pinot-heavy Champagne by Thierry [...]

Flint’s Burgundy Wines

Self-confessed Burgundy fans Jason Haynes and Sam Clarke set up Flint Wines (named after a dog!) in 2006 since when they have expanded their offerings to include other regions of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
Their aim is to encourage an honest and informal approach towards wine. They have no intention [...]