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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 [...]

Yapp's Bin End Sale

[ March 27, 2010; ] Reputable independent wine merchant Yapp Brothers hold their Spring Bin End sale on Saturday 27 March 2010.

Based in Mere in Wiltshire they are especially strong in the Loire and Rhone but many other regions and countries on offer – often from lesser-known vineyards – you can be guaranteed to find something interesting here.

Yapp Brothers, Mere, [...]

Wines of Uruguay UK

South American wines have come of age and are now part of the British wine landscape – hence a new specialist for the Wines of Uruguay. Bordering the continent’s Atlantic coast and sandwiched between Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay’s wine remain less recognisable than some other countries in the Region, but there is no reason to [...]

Christmas Tastings at Fareham Wine Cellar

[ December 12, 2009; December 19, 2009; ] Fareham Wine Cellar is offering 2 Christmas Tastings for 2009 – on 12 December with Catherine Hill of Stratford’s Wines Agencies (Australia and France) and on 19 December 2009 with James Wilson of Hatch Mansfield (Champagne, France, South Africa, Chile, Spain and Australia)
These are the usual informal tastings at our shop. There is no need [...]

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 [...]

A good year for Beaujolais Nouveau 2009?

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Beaujolais Nouveau day arrives this year on Thursday 19 November 2009 – i.e. the third Thursday of November. No longer the huge media event it once was, there remains much enthusiasm for it in France, and to a lesser extent in the UK.
Beaujolais Nouveau can be a bit thin [...]

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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Exploring Hungarian Wines

Specialist Independent wine merchant Nick Dobson has extended his already diverse list with more wines from Hungary – a natural step when you consider that Hungary is next door to Austria whose wines already feature strongly on his list – extending his wine route from eastern France to Germany and then Austria.
Hungary’s climate is ideal [...]

A Taste of Iberia in Brighton

[ July 24, 2009; ] The Butlers Wine Cellar is hosting a tasting of Portuguese and Spanish Wines in Brighton on 24 July 2009, including some more unusual grape varieties.
Portugal is…..One of my (Henry) favourite wine making countries at the moment. It doesn’t always get it right or produce wine of excellence, but I think there is a lot of [...]

Fareham’s 2007 Vintage Port Tasting

[ July 4, 2009; ] Fareham Wine Cellar is hosting a tasting of the 2007 Vintage Port on Saturday 4 July 2009 from 11am to 2pm
As we only have small quantites of each port, numbers are very limited. I will therefore need a RSVP if you wish to attend the tasting. This is on a strictly first come, first [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Tasting – 10 Reasons to use independents!

[ May 6, 2009; ] On 6 May 2009 The Butlers Wine Cellar in Brighton will be holding a tasting which is targetted at encouraging consumers to use independent wine merchants (such as Butlers) – a theme close to our hearts. Carefully selected wines, personally chosen often at the vineyard – and selected on the basis of quality and interest [...]

The Beautiful South from Stone, Vine & Sun

Offerng a comprehensive range of quality wines from individual producers across the south of France, specialist wine merchants Stone, Vine and Sun have some new offerings and tastings to tempt:-
There’s something very complete about our annual offer of wines from the Languedoc and Roussillon: with whites, rosés and reds, and wonderful fortified wines, the Vins [...]

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 [...]