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Mumbles Fine Wines, South Wales

As the name suggests, an independent wine merchant situated near Swansea. South Wales.

Our aim is to be different and better than other wine merchants.

We stock a huge range of quality wines for all tastes and budgets. Our wines cover the ancient Chateaux of France, through to the new and exciting boutique [...]

Adnams in Norwich!

Adnams, one of the bigger and better independent wine merchants (and brewer, hotelier etc) has now opened a store in Norwich. In addition to a seriously good range of wines from all around the World they also feature beers and kitchen and wine accessories – making a visit in person or online very tempting [...]

Wine & Champagne for parties and celebrations!

Taurus Wines near Guildford in Surrey specialise in wines and fizz for parties – and more! [...]

Is wine close to your heart?

big heart decanter

A strange but interesting offering from France arrived in my inbox today – a spectacular wine decanter called “Big Heart” Made by a French sculpter named Etienne Meneu from Bordeaux, this artistic piece is offered for a mere $2500 plus shipping.

The health police will probably disapprove of an image showing wine rather than [...]

Glassware for wine

The connoisseur would claim that the shape and quality of the wine glass can make a big difference to the taste of a wine. The cynic would suggest that this may just be a marketing gimmick – but you most of us would agree that a nice glass with a big bowl changes [...]

Your own home wine dispenser?

A new “must have” wine gizmo is now available in France – and presumably in the UK soon – so for the wine buff who is so difficult to find that perfect gift, here’s an idea for Christmas – if you have €340 (about £300 in the UK).

Its called the SoWine-Bar, and has [...]

The Drinks Shop online

Another online wine (or rather drinks) merchant – with an amusing strapline of “Drinks on the Mouse” offers an interesting mix of alcoholic beverages (including wine, cocktails, beers and spirits) plus drinks accessories and a lot of information. There is also a video diary of English winemaker, Simon Coulshaw at his Domaine des [...]

Days are numbered for the humble cork

For years the traditional wine business has frowned upon the idea of screw tops as only suitable for bulk wines and those made for drinking young. However, the Telegraph (8 July 2008) reports that even die-hard top French vineyards are now looking at the option of abandoning the cork.

But according to one wine [...]

Big yellow wine storage in London

If you are lucky enough to have more wine than you know where to keep it, or unlucky enough to have a flat too small to hold more than the odd bottle, then Big Yellow has just opened a new self-service wine storage facility in Fulham, London. Fine wine needs to be kept in [...]

The Sussex Wine Company

From their Eastbourne base the Sussex Wine Company are rather active on the tasting/gourmet dinner front. Their calendar brims with delights, that quickly sell out by all accounts.

We’re an Independent Wine Merchant based in Eastbourne supplying quality wines from boutique producers around the world. We have a comprehensive selection of whisky, spirits, Champagne, [...]