Largest range and years of experience – Vinceremos is the longest established organic wine specialist, importing the largest range into the UK. From everyday wines to wines for special occasions and champagnes for celebrations. You can also find organic beers, ciders, spirits and soft [...]]]> One of the pioneers in Organic, Vegetarian and Vegan wines

Largest range and years of experience – Vinceremos is the longest established organic wine specialist, importing the largest range into the UK. From everyday wines to wines for special occasions and champagnes for celebrations. You can also find organic beers, ciders, spirits and soft drinks on our site. We source nearly all our wines directly from organic vineyards in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, England, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and USA. Many of these vineyards are small family-run businesses. You won’t find their wines in the supermarket or high-street shop.

So if you are looking for something special this is the place to go – e.g biodynamic or low-sulphur wines! Good website with straightforward navigation and online ordering.
UK Delivery = £6.50

No Tastings currently offered.

Vinceromos, Leeds LS1 4BJ t:0800 107 3086

Probably somewhat ahead of the trend at the time towards all things organic and less adulterated by chemical  they were “inspired by the from quality-oriented, passionate growers we met and [...]]]> Established by 3 friends in 1986 Vintage Roots has firmly established itself as one of the leading independent organic wine merchants in the UK.

Probably somewhat ahead of the trend at the time towards all things organic and less adulterated by chemical  they were “inspired by the from quality-oriented, passionate growers we met and other committed people in the organic industry.”

our list consists of some three hundred organic wines, dozens of beers along with numerous organic ciders, spirits, liqueurs, juices and even chocolate (well how could we resist?). We moved recently to a farm near Heckfield with an organic shop out front (do come and visit!) with more warehouse space to allow us to do what we do best and where the curious cows look in through the window at our busy office

To have a wide range is one thing, but to have a wide range of quality goods is quite another. Every item that appears on our list is tasted at one of our many tastings throughout the year and constantly reviewed for quality. They are tasted ‘blind’, amongst many others of their type. In this way, we are not influenced by price, or the ‘reputation’ of a particular producer. We are simply focused on choosing what we find to be the best for you in terms of flavour, interest, quality and value for money.

From once being a specialised category, organic wines are now much more mainstream and compete effectively on both taste and value. The website is attractive and easy to navigate with online ordering and decent tasting notes.

They also offer vegan and bio dynamic wines.

Tastings are arranged throughout the year
“We don’t have a shop as such but the general public are more then welcome to drop buy and talk to somebody about wine and take and order away with them. There is a discount for collection as well.”

14-16 October 2011 – London Wine and Cheese Festival – South Bank

26 November 2011 – Festive Wine tasting (Henley-on-Thames)

Vintage Roots  Holdshott Farm. Reading Road. Heckfield. Hook RG27 0JZ.
t:0800 980 4992

The Cross Stobs Bottle Shop was set up by David Prow to “bring the most exciting and diverse range of wine, at the most competitive pricing, to the West of Scotland.”

Late 2010 saw the launch of www.crossstobsbottleshop.co.uk which will provide a unique range of wines that are [...]]]> Independent wine merchant in outskirts of Glasgow

The Cross Stobs Bottle Shop was set up by David Prow to “bring the most
exciting and diverse range of wine, at the most competitive pricing, to
the West of Scotland.”

Late 2010 saw the launch of www.crossstobsbottleshop.co.uk which will provide a
unique range of wines that are competitively priced, offer excellent
quality and hold customers interest as they are all, lets just say it, not
supermarket brands.

A really nicely presented and revamped website with online ordering is offered with various ways of navigating to a specific wine and a neat way of visually adding a wine to your basket. Some basic tasting notes are offered, but some images are still awaited. Some 65 vegetarian wines are on offer. Real shop – but no details of tastings. Free local delivery. UK Delivery =£5.00
www.crossstobswine.co.uk, 2 Grahamston Road, Barrhead, G78 1NS  t:0141 8817194

In keeping with the chef connection, they major on matching food and wines,e.g. with Rick Stein recipes:-

In the spirit of discovery, our ambition is to surprise and delight the wine lover with unknown wines whilst offering great [...]]]> Running with a Jamie Oliver catchphrase, online independent wine merchant Pukka Wines specialises in Italian wines.

In keeping with the chef connection, they major on matching food and wines,e.g. with Rick Stein recipes:-

In the spirit of discovery, our ambition is to surprise and delight the wine lover with unknown wines whilst offering great value.

We hand pick every single wine based on quality and character and import it directly from the vineyard. This means that unlike other shops we cut out the middle man and pass that saving and quality onto Pukka Wine lovers.

We specialise in finding little-known wines of great quality, character and regional expression.

One of the issues with online only wine merchants tends to be the difficulties of tasting less familiar wines before you buy. Pukka Wines exhibit at numerous events. The website is easy to navigate and attractive with plenty of info on the wines and online ordering.

UK Delivery = £6.99

Tastings offered

Pukka Wines, Bellovino Ltd, Tan Llwyn House, Llangedwyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 9LD.(office only)

Why Organic ? Organic wines are made from grapes which are cultivated without recourse to synthetic fungicides, herbicides or fertilizers. We believe that to produce quality wine you need quality grapes, and organic grapes [...]]]> Evuna, Manchester’s Spanish-focussed Wine Bar/Restaurant/Wine Club will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day (17 March 2010) with an organic wine tasting.

Why Organic ?
Organic wines are made from grapes which are cultivated without recourse to synthetic fungicides, herbicides or fertilizers.
We believe that to produce quality wine you need quality grapes, and organic grapes do not have dependencies on chemicals, therefore they often have a head start.

This will be an opportunity to sample wines from the new list.

Tickets are £25 a head and include tapas
Evuna – 277-279 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4EW
T: 0161 819 2752 E: enquiries@evuna.com

… 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, [...]]]> 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 company was set up in 2005 to enable restaurants, delis, farm shops and the home consumer to buy quality organic and biodynamic, vegan and vegetarian wines with ease and confidence.

They stock wines from around the world, as well as separately running their own vineyard in East Anglia. For each wine on the list are details of its suitability for e.g.vegans.

Included on the list (and as a special mixed case offer) are the biodynamic wines of Monty Waldin from southern France (Roussillon)

Pageant Wines Limited, 12 Pageant Place, Framlingham, Suffolk IP13 9BX

T: 01728 622018     E: sales@pageantwines.com

Hyde Park Wines hand picks just a few wines with special emphasis on “Fizz and Stickies” and also trades under the name “Wines for Spice”.Warren Edwardes has often won wine tasting competitions and is the winner of the Pol [...]]]> Hyde Park Wines is an independent online wine merchant with a slightly unusual offering -

Hyde Park Wines hand picks just a few wines with special emphasis on “Fizz and Stickies” and also trades under the name “Wines for Spice”.Warren Edwardes has often won wine tasting competitions and is the winner of the Pol Roger Cup 2004 for blind wine tasting as part of the London Business School Alumni team.

With sections for Wines for SPICE, “sticky wines” and vegan/vegetarian wines this is specialising beyond that which most merchants would venture. The website is also a little unusual with navigation tending to point the customer to a specific style of wine – and online ordering which is a bit “clunky.”

UK Delivery=£10.00

Plenty of tastings offered in conjunction with the Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants (ASDW)

Hyde Park Wines Limited 3 Hyde Park Steps St. George’s Fields London W2 2YQ, UK   t: 020 7724 4606

The Winery is holding a series of wine tastings starting with Biodynamic and Organic wines:

Our first tutored tasting will take place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 27 May 2009in the back room of Kandoo Restaurant at 458 Edgware Road. There will be [...]]]> Do Bio-dynamic wines taste different on different days of the Lunar Calendar??

The Winery is holding a series of wine tastings starting with Biodynamic and Organic wines:

Our first tutored tasting will take place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 27 May 2009in the back room of Kandoo Restaurant at 458 Edgware Road. There will be some Persian bread during the tasting and a round of starters as we close.

Biodynamic wine making is organic but with a wider holistic and spiritual understanding of the larger environment. It is claimed that together with a  chemical-free approach to vine growing this technique produces  healthier soil and vines that work together in rhythm and harmony to bear better quality fruit.

The Winery, 4 Clifton Road, London W9 1SS

other tasting dates:

24 August 2011 – special bi-annual tasting at the tropical, hidden oasis of Clifton Nurseries in W9  from 18.00-21.00.

T:020 7286 6475  E:info@thewineryuk.com

Join writer and winemaker Monty Waldin for a fascinating and entertaining wine lunch at The Swan Hotel on 29th November. Monty’s TV series begins on Channel Four [...]]]> Adnams, the renowned Suffolk wine merchant (and brewery, hotel, deli…) is hosting a wine tasting lunch at the Crown Hotel in Southwold, Suffolk on 29 November 2008.

Join writer and winemaker Monty Waldin for a fascinating and entertaining wine lunch at The Swan Hotel on 29th November. Monty’s TV series begins on Channel Four on the 4th September, so there’s bound to be high demand for tickets. Book early to avoid disappointment.

They stock his wine, a Vin de Pays des Cotes Catalanes, so you can have lunch, taste his wines and learn about the biodynamic approach to wine making, and the story of trying to make a wine in southern France.

For more info see Adnams Kitchen and Cellar

A biodynamic wine is on one level an organic wine, with no added fertilisers or artifical chemicals added to the vineyard or in the cellar, [...]]]> Starting 4 September 2008 Channel 4 will be showing a 6-part series about an Englishman’s quest to create a biodynamic wine in the Roussillon in the south of France.

A biodynamic wine is on one level an organic wine, with no added fertilisers or artifical chemicals added to the vineyard or in the cellar, but overlaid with “cosmic” considerations such as the timing of various phases of growing the vine and making the wine are influenced by the phases of the moon and alignment of the planets. The most famous examples are the vineyards of the Coulée de Serrant in the small Loire appellation of Savennieres and a couple of Burgundy vineyards.

There is no consensus as to whether this approach makes any significant difference to the wine, or whether it is just a little quirky!

Top wine critic and author, Monty Waldin, has decided to put his money where his opinionated mouth is and pack it all in to make wine biodynamically in rural France. He has just over a year to turn 5.4 acres into top selling organic wine. Renovating an old cabin on his vineyard so he can babysit his vines 24/7, his only company will be his donkey and occasionally his high maintenance girlfriend Silvana when she jets in from Italy. Regarded by peers as a bit loopy because of his views about Biodynamics, and even as the enfant terrible of the wine world (he’s upset the establishment for his harsh criticisms of the wine industry), Monty’s nonetheless forged a successful career and written several award-winning books…But now he’s abandoning life behind the laptop for a new one making his own wine in the French Pyrenees.

As always there is a book to accompany the series – Chateau Montyand respected wine merchant Adnams is stocking the wines – Monty’s Red 2007, Vin de Pays des Cotes Catalanes – “The aromas of young, herby red fruits and a lively, juicy mouthful of charmingly rustic hedgrow flavours.”

UPDATE:-

There’s an article in the Daily Mail (26 Aug 08) “Grape expectations: Wine critic Monty Waldrin’s French vineyard was not the dream he imagined” – an extracts from his book Chateau Monty include:-

“I also had to start thinking months ahead about how to protect the vineyard from the wild boars before harvest.
Winegrowers here would erect temporary fencing to keep the boars out, and as my grapes began to change colour the boars had begun to take a real interest in the ripening crop.
Every morning I could see fresh hoof prints and topsoil that had been disturbed overnight, while whole bunches had had every grape sucked off as if by a powerful vacuum cleaner.

Jamie Goode, writing in the Sunday Express (17 Aug 08) adds: Think of biodynamic wines as “supercharged version of organic,” he says. Work in the vineyard is fitted in around the alignment of the moon and the planets, and growers claim it has improved the quality of their wine. Some of his recommendations include:-

• 2005 Corralillo Merlot Malbec, Vina Matetic, San Antonio Valley, Chile (£12.49, Majestic)
• 2006 Chapoutier Organic Côtes du Rhône, France (£7.99, Waitrose)
• 2005 Bodega Colomé Estate Malbec, Salta, Argentinia (£14.24, Waitrose)
• 2005 Bertie Collection Syrah, Minervois, France (£7.99, Oddbins)
• 2006 Meinklang Pinot Noir 2006, Austria (£9.25, Vintage Roots)
• 2006 Millton Chenin Blanc Te Arai, Gisborne, New Zealand (£10.99, Vintage Roots)
• 2004 Didier Barral Faugeres “Jadis”, France (£17.30, Les Caves de Pyrene)