The Oxford Wine Cellar is now open!
We are absolutely delighted to announce that after many months of hard work The Oxford Wine Cellar is open! Based…
The Rise of Rhum Agricole
When it comes to drinking Caribbean rum, nine times out of ten, what’s in your glass will be a spirit…
Producer Profile: Château Pas du Cerf
We fell in love with the elegant, complex, wines produced at Chateau Pas du Cerf when we discovered them at…
Grape Expectations: Cortese
While I expect that most of you will not be familiar with the grape variety Cortese, I am sure that…
The Life of an MW Student – Thirty Two
On the first morning of the 2023 MW practical exams I found it difficult to get up. Fitful sleep the…
The Life of an MW Student – Thirty One
This will be my last column before I make my second attempt at the MW practical exams. I am now…
Producer Profile: Dominio de Tares
Referred to as the Burgundy of Spain, Bierzo is one of the old world’s most promising “new” wine regions. A…
The Life of an MW Student – Thirty
At the time of writing, it is exactly one month before my second attempt at the MW practical exams. The…
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Exciting Times for Irish Whiskey at The Echlinville Distillery
As our Easyjet flight approaches Belfast International Airport the first thing I notice is how green the fields in Northern Ireland still are. Back in England everything is scorched various…
The Life of an MW Student – Twenty Eight
With just less than three months to go before I make my second attempt at the Master of Wine exams, I am focusing on my technical tasting. This is at…
Bienvenidos a España!
At The Oxford Wine Company this February we celebrated Spanish wine, and what better way to start than with a double producer tasting! We were fortunate enough to have two amazing…
Reach for Ribera
When most people think of Spanish wine or Tempranillo, Rioja is the first thing that comes to mind. The Rioja region has all the glamour: an excellent tourist route and…
The Life of an MW Student – Twenty Seven
I write this having returned yesterday from the annual MW student study seminar. This is an intensive, bootcamp-like week which aims to get students fighting fit and ready for sixteen…