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Find Wine – a fresh approach

Independent wine merchants often need a special selling point to help them atrract customers – either by focussing on a specific country or region, sometimes by price, sometimes by the breadth of their range. Location helps many to build up a loyal following – but all rely on building a reputation for reliable choice [...]

2010 Tastings at Butlers Wine Cellar

[ February 10, 2010; 7:30 pm; March 5, 2010; 7:30 pm; March 24, 2010; 7:30 pm; ] Brighton’s Butlers Wine Cellar is planning ahead beyond Christmas for some interesting wine tastings in early 2010.
On 10 February 2010 they are looking at Cabernet/Merlot Blends (These two red varieties are often blended together, why is that and why does it work so well? Come and find out through examples form around the world.)
On 5 [...]

Wine and Cheese in Stratford-Upon-Avon

[ December 4, 2009; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Independent Wine Merchant Vinology has teamed up with top Cheesemonger Paxton & Whitfield to offer their annual Christmas Tasting in Stratford (Warwickshire) on Friday 4 December 2009 between 5pm and 9pm!
Our annual Christmas tasting! Once again this will be taking place at St. Gregory’s Hall at the end of the street on the junction of [...]

A new online merchant: Winegrapevine.co.uk

A new UK wine website has launched this month (November 2009) just in time for Christmas – winegrapevine.co.uk.
The site offers wine lovers a choice of around 200 award-winning or highly acclaimed bottles – all independently verified as being lower in price than elsewhere online. To help narrow down the choice, the website features a personal [...]

Noel Young Wines Christmas Wine Fair 2009

[ November 29, 2009; ] Cambridge independent wine merchants Noel Young Wines holds its 2009 Christmas Wine Fair on Sunday 29 November 2009 from 11.30am-5.00pm at Anstey Hall, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 9LG
* This is one tasting you cannot miss! We will have over 100 wines to taste, including Champagne, Sparkling Wines, Dessert Wines, Ports, Sherries and a huge [...]

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 [...]

Threshers and Wine Rack in trouble

First Quench, the group that owns Threshers and Wine Rack is going into Administration, putting stores and jobs under threat unless a buyer can be found.
The chain has been struggling for some years, and the credit crunch and weak pound have just made things worst. Whilst in recent years the range has not been very [...]

Organic, Biodynamic Wines from Suffolk

Independent Specialist wine merchants Pageant Wines concentrates on organic wines (also vegetarian, vegan and biodynamic wines) .
… our family owned company, born out of our passion for organic wine. Pageant Wines is run by myself, Jane Christy, with my partner Thomas Schick being a Director and supporter of organic produce. Based in Framlingham, Suffolk, the [...]

2009 Wine Show in London

[ October 22, 2009 to October 25, 2009. ]
The 2009 Wine Show takes place at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London from 22-25 October 2009.
This major consumer event offers all wine enthusiasts a great opportunity to taste, learn and buy – meet experts, buy direct from producers, wine walks and tasting theatre and a French Market and Wine Growers Fair. Oz Clarke [...]

Hanging Ditch Wine Fair 2009

[ October 23, 2009; ] Manchester’s innovative wine merchant Hanging Ditch holds its 2009 Wine Fair on Friday 23 October 2009:-
we will have at least 100 exciting products to swirl, sniff, & slurp your way through!
The £20 ticket price includes your very own Dartington Crystal tasting glass that you get to take home. I anticipate this to sell out in [...]

York Wine Fair

[ September 26, 2009; ] York Wine Fair is held in the Guildhall in York on 26 September 2009 with two sessions – noon to 4pm and then 6pm to 9pm.As part of the York Food and Drink Festival which runs from 18-27 September 2009.
There will be in excess of 100 wines on show at this ‘Trade-Style’ wine tasting. Pick [...]

Back to Wine School in Birmingham

[ September 23, 2009; September 30, 2009; October 6, 2009; October 7, 2009; October 13, 2009; ] Birmingham wine school launches its new term of courses for the Autumn – 4 and 8 week courses on Italy, France, Old World v New World etc – but also some short (evening) courses such as the following programmes:-

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Wed 16th Sept, The C & SB white comparison (Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc)

Wed 23rd [...]

WineOneHundred in Surrey

[ September 4, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

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Secret Cellar is expanding with a new store in Oxted, Surrey at the end of September 2009, called WineOneHundred, so named as they will stock the 100 best-selling wines at any time:
Offering our wines in this way means that we can make purchase cost savings, which we can pass on to [...]

A wee wine tasting in Edinburgh

[ February 3, 2009; ] Independent Edinburgh wine merchant l’Art du Vin was conceived and nurtured out of a passion for food and wine by Philippe Larue, Richard Bouglet, Edward Bowen;
Our focus is to supply quality wines that are made with passion, integrity and uniqueness of origin whilst being true to environmental and ethical issues. We have a wide range [...]

Summer Wines and Art in Cornwall

[ June 23, 2009; ]

Constantine Stores in Falmouth, Cornwall is hosted a tasting of wines for summer together with an opportunity to view some works from a local artist on 23 June 2009 at the the Great Atlantic Gallery in Arwennack Street, Falmouth.
A tasting of wines suitable for summer drinking. Fresh zingy whites, seriously good roses and delicious [...]