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Wine Bar in Bristol’s Clifton Village [...]

Re-born Wine Rack expands

The wine retail chain history in the UK gets confusing – names such as Threshers, Wine Rack, Oddbins, First Quench, Augustus Barnett all went into administration or were bought out. markedly reducing the choices offered on the UK High Street.

However Wine Rack has been re-born and now has 20+ stores  mainly in London [...]

Grape and Grind in Bristol

Newly opened (winter 2010/2011) independent wine merchant Grape and Grind offer a small but excellent choice of really interesting and very drinkable wines. The “Grind” element refers to some excellent teas and coffees which complement the wines. Darren Willis, proprietor, certainly has both the enthusiasm and knowledge to make this a great success if [...]

Averys of Bristol

Averys, a long-established independent wine merchant based in Bristol, where the roots of the wine trade go back centuries, and a city which is twinned with Bordeaux!

We’re very much a family business and we see our customers – you – as part of our extended family. Now that may be ‘old-fashioned’, but it’s [...]

Bristol Wine Co closing offers

Its always sad to see an indpendent wine merchant close – on this ocassion its the Bristol Wine Company we have to bid farewell to!

Each lost merchant dimishes choice and variety for consumers, but with the recession, a poor exchange rate and aggressive pricing from supermarkets etc., it is not surprising that some [...]

English Winemakers at Bristol Food & Wine Fair

Exhibiting at Bristol’s Wine Festival (10-12 July 2009) will be Domaine Treloar, a small vineyard in the Roussillon region of southern France.

We are a small, high-quality vineyard and winery in the Roussillon, France’s most exciting wine region.Owned and operated by Jonathan Hesford and Rachel Treloar. As Vignerons Indépendants, we grow all the [...]

Bristol’s Food and Wine Fair 2009

The first Bristol Wine and Food Fair 2008 was a huge success with over 11,000 people enjoying quality wine, dining and good food over the event’s three days.

The dates for this years event are 10-12 July 2009 and the fair will contain many new features: Expanded 10 Minute Free Wine Tutorials, Business [...]

Cork’s Rhone Tasting in Bristol

Corks of Cotham in Bristol are holding a tasting of Rhone wines on 9 April 2009.

Many regard this region as offering some of the best value and most underrated wines in France. This is your chance to find out. We will taste round the region looking at the contrasting wines some of the [...]

Piedmont Tasting in Bristol

Corks of Cotham in Bristol are holding a tasting of Piedmont wines on 5 March 2009.

Located in the far North West of Italy, Piedmont is one of the country’s most prolific source of high quality wine. We will take you through a selection of grapes and styles true to this wonderful and distinct [...]

Corks of….. Cotham in Bristol

Corks of Cotham, a suburb of Bristol,is an innovative independent wine merchant with a wide range of wines from Argentina, Austria, England, Germany, Lebanon, Hungary and all the usual sources.

Tastings:-

18 October 2011 – Beer Tasting with Bristol Beer Factory (£40)

15 November 2011 – Ettore Germano Wine Dinner (£65)

16 November 2011 [...]