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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 [...]

Oeno – a different wine experience

[ November 27, 2009; ] A new arrival takes the form of Oeno – an online merchant with shops in Stoud and Cirencester, Gloucestershire. This is no traditional, stuffy winemerchant, but a stylish and informative way of presenting a smallish range of well-chosen and very interesting wines. Whilst there are some good classics available, there are many less well-known wines [...]

Corsican wines from Yapp

Not for nothing is Corsica also known as the Ile de Beauté in french – but beyond its glorious scenery the island also produces some interesting wines, which Yapp Bros are now stocking – and Yapp know their France and french wines:-
Despite the thirsty attentions of tourists in situ and the Corsicans themselves, we have [...]

Cadman Fine Wines

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 [...]

Wiltshire Wine Sale

[ November 23, 2007 to November 24, 2007. ] Yapp Bros will be holding their pre-Christmas sale on 23 and 24 November 2007 (9.00am-5.00pm) in Mere, Wiltshire (the Old Brewery).
Widely recognised as serious specialists for the wines of the Rhone Valley and the Loire, their French selction also extends to some great bottles from Alsace, Provence, Savoy, Languedoc-Roussillon and Corsica.

Yapp Bros, The [...]

Lille Wine Fair (France)

[ November 16, 2007 to November 19, 2007. ] FRIDAY 16 – MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2007 – The Annual Salon des Vignerons Independents (indpendent winemakers) holds its annual show in the Grand Palais in Lille. Over 400 winemakers from every corner of France will be offering tastings of their wines with the opportunity to buy at vineyard gate prices. Makes a great weekend in [...]

Loire, Rosé & Languedoc Tastings

Yapp Bros at Mere are holding a series of informal tastings on the following Saturdays in 2007 between 11.00am and 1pm – so even though they are in Mere in Wiltshire, you could make a good day out of it – and learn much from this very knowledgeable merchant. There are probably few who know [...]

Yapp! Yapp! Yapp!

I always look forward to the latest list from Yapp Brothers – the epitome of everything a good wine merchant should be – independent, knowledgable, approachable and courageous enough to offer interesting and unfamiliar wines.
The former dentist’s main specialisation is in the Loire and Rhône (North and South) Valleys, but that does not exclude [...]