Category: Shopping for Wine

2021 was a remarkable year for our EDW Alumni cub events. We have been so privileged to meet some amazing wine makers and taste their fascinating wines. Our final event for 2021, our November Madeira wine tasting, saw the year out with a bang! Lesley Adams and Jaqueline Cole from …

In celebration of English Wine Week, taking place 20th – 28th June 2020, we are collaborating with one of our local boutique wine producers, Danebury Vineyards, to give away three bottles of their delicious Schönburger wine, a beautifully aromatic dry white wine.
Read on to learn more about Hampshire’s hidden gem …

Why is it important to serve wine at the correct temperature?
I have noticed throughout the summer during social events most people are enjoying a glass of nicely chilled white or rosé wine. As we move into autumn and the temperature has started to drop the red wines are popping back …

Last year I developed a superpower. I know, you’re sceptical right? How could a regular person just develop a superpower overnight, it’s impossible. Well it didn’t happen overnight, it took three days. Let me tell you how I did it.
It started with me opening a bottle of wine. Well, no …

We are now in the midst of Fairtrade fortnight. The various days and weeks given over to particular grapes or regions can be a bit overwhelming and it seems certain that every day is national “something or other day” but Fairtrade and the movement is something that rightly has a …

It’s Valentine’s Day this week, so as is traditional on February 14 each year, many people will exchange cards, chocolates, gifts or flowers with their special “valentine.” Saint Valentine’s Day (also known as Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine), is celebrated in many countries around the world.
History of …

Christmas and New Year celebrations are often the ‘excuse’ to treat ourselves to that special bottle of wine that we have had our eye on all year. So if you are going to spend an extra bit of cash on that bottle what would you expect to get for your …

Did you know there are three things that a supermarket uses to differentiate itself from the competition? It’s actually an unlikely trio of pet food, baby food and wine.
Wine is a unique category because there is so much choice. There are somewhere between 500-800 wines stocked by a major retailer …

‘Trouble is, I can’t understand how any wine could be worth that kind of price tag. I bet it doesn’t taste ten times nicer. It’s all smoke and mirrors’.
A reasonable remark made on Facebook this week when commenting on two wines, a bottle of 2006 Côte Rôtie versus a supermarket …