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Wine Sediments – bits and stuff August 2011

Wine Sediments – bits and stuff August 2011

A new Italian retailer has just launched, Design Wine, with the aim of offering British consumers relatively unknown Italian producers. “Currently, over 60% of the winesRead More

South African Wine at LIWF

South African Wine at LIWF

A guest post from pal Jeanne Horak-Druiff aka famed London-based South African blogger/writer/photographer CookSister offering a unique angle to the UK’s major wine trade event theRead More

Wine Blog Week In Review

Wine Blog Week In Review

A busy week – an overnighter in Dublin for the excellent flower and produce show that is Bloom followed by a vineyard hop around northern Spain.Read More

Andrew Barrow
11 Jun
Beer At Bloom 2011

Beer At Bloom 2011

A very nice man poured a ‘sampler’ of his Coffee and Oatmeal Stout. A lovely young lady did likewise with a O’hara’s Smoked Ale No.1, whileRead More

Andrew Barrow
6 Jun
Wine Sediments – News and New Products May 2011

Wine Sediments – News and New Products May 2011

A round-up of the latest news and new products. Moët Ice Impérial The biggest buzz this week is the launch of a new Moet champagne; oneRead More

Andrew Barrow
14 May
Wine Sediments – News and New Products April 2011

Wine Sediments – News and New Products April 2011

Berry Brothers Wine Buyer David Berry Green seems to have taken root in Piedmont; the company is offering the chance for one lucky winner to joinRead More

National Wine Month 2011

National Wine Month 2011

The National Wine Month website has been launched! www.maketimeforwine.org and with its launch the start of an online study to find out more about the Nation’sRead More

Andrew Barrow
3 Apr
Wine Sediments – News and New Products February 2011

Wine Sediments – News and New Products February 2011

Three interesting snippets of news extracted from this weeks deluge of press releases: Natural Wine Fair – a bit of advanced notice for the UK’s firstRead More

Andrew Barrow
13 Feb
Be A FindWine Wine Critic!

Be A FindWine Wine Critic!

“Innovative online wine retailer FindWine has announced it’s latest consumer competition – the search for its very own wine reviewer and critic. Consumers will have theRead More

Andrew Barrow
17 Jan
Wine and Drink IPhone Aps

Wine and Drink IPhone Aps

Seldom a week expires without some email missive throwing an IPad drink ap my way. Sadly by not possessing such a device one fails to seeRead More

Andrew Barrow
1 Jan

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