Tag: christmas
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Six Sweet Wines for Christmas
There are many many different styles of sweet wine out there, and we understand that the variety can be overwhelming! We have put together a helpful Christmas guide to sweet wines to help you navigate through the different styles and find the right one for you! The Noble One Noble rot, aka Botrytis Cinerea, is a remarkable, natural phenomenon ...
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Festive Food and Wine Pairing
Our in-house chef, Hugh Carruthers, has expertly picked his top festive food and wine pairings to make it one to remember... from crisp, clean whites for seafood starters to ripe, rounded reds alongside turkey and all the trimmings. Not forgetting sweet treats accompanying rich, decadent desserts; let him inspire and excite you this Christmas! ...
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Champagne is Always a Good Idea
What is it about Champagne? The first choice for celebrations of love, success and life's rites of passage for generations, the exclusive sparkling wines from the Champagne region of France hold a special place in the world of wine. The most northerly of France's wine regions, Champagne's history of sparkling wines dates back to 1668 when Dom ...
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Sweet and Fortified Wines Unwrapped
We hope you enjoyed our previous blog about Indulgent sweet wines made from the juice of extra ripe, botrytised, frozen and dried grapes. We now introduce you to another category of delicious sweet wines which are produced by adding a high strength grape spirit to fermenting wine, which kills the yeast and leaves a sweet, sticky wine. This method ...
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Sweet and Indulgent Wines to Enjoy this Christmas
Sweet wines are consumed throughout the year, however at Christmas time the demand goes into overdrive. A Christmas menu is not complete without an indulgent, sticky to end the meal. It is also a great idea to keep one in the fridge throughout the festive period, as you never know when you might need to whip it out. Once opened, they can be kept ...