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The Lakes Distillery

The newest English whisky to join our spirits range comes from one of England’s most northerly distillery. Situated at the site of a renovated Victorian model farm in Cumbria’s Lake…

Talking Wine – June 2022

We provide wine to hundreds of weddings a year (literally) and most come to us first for a tasting and chat about the format, quality, budget and numbers. We attempt…

A Cruise up the Loire Tasting

Thank you to all our guests who came out to our Cruise Up the Loire River Tasting. The Loire Valley is a massive and diverse area with its river stretching…

Dinner date with the Black Maiden?

Dinner date with the Black Maiden? If you are looking to spice up your oenological life, look no further than the wines of Romania and Georgia. Neither countries are suitably…

Grape Expectations: Fiano

I’m heading to Italy this month to focus on Fiano. This little-known grape variety is responsible for one of my favourite Sicilian wines from an excellent outfit known as ‘The…