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Producer Profile: Château de la Gardine

Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a region steeped in history. Its fame dates back to the 14th century, when the Pope fled to the region from Rome and found a home there between…

A Tour of Portugal

We kicked off this year with a fantastic wine tasting from James of Reymond Renolds, where we homed in on Portugal, exploring their unique, quality driven wines. We discovered and…

The Oxford Wine and Spirit Podcast is live!

After many months in development, we are delighted to announce that The Oxford Wine and Spirit Podcast is now live! Each episode we pick a topic in the vast world…

The Life of an MW Student – Thirty Nine

One of the classic questions asked in the Master of Wine tasting exam is to ‘comment on winemaking’. This is in the context of blind tasting, so requires you to…

A new addition to our retail team

We are very pleased to welcome Romain Alaphilippe to the OWC retail team. Romain has serious wine pedigree, being born in Champagne and having spent much of his life living…