The drinking world is changing, no doubt about it. The rise of the ‘Non Drinker’ has impacted how we view alcohol as an integral part of our everyday shopping basket. UK alcohol consumption shrunk per capita by a litre between 2000 and 2015 and in 2017, 20% of the population shunned alcohol completely. This isn’t […]
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Some of you will have been lucky enough to tune into our first wine radio show on 101.8 WCR FM this morning! If you did we hope you enjoyed and thank you for visiting our site. Our show this morning focussed on Valentines Day and what wines we think you could be cracking open with
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Beauty and the Bottle One of the biggest phenomena to come about in the wine world of recent times is the industry obsession with creating ‘statement bottles’. Whilst trawling the wine shelves of your local wine haunt, you may have spotted many a curved bottle, squat bottle, tall bottle and even a square bottle, all
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Stunning wine country in North West Spain A two hour flight from London to A Coruña on Spain’s North West Galician coast, followed by a two hour drive along a modern motorway brings you to the centre of the Bierzo wine region. Bierzo D.O covers about 3,000 km2 and is located in the north western
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How do you “taste” wine? One question we are probably asked more than most is, “how do you taste wine?”. We’ve all seen self proclaimed wine experts swilling their glass, taking a huge sniff then dramatically gurgling it before spitting it intonations silver bucket. Is that right? Yes and no. The first thing to understand
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Please fasten your seat belts! Welcome to the Tomelier blog, this is where we’ll be sharing our thoughts on all things wine. Reviews of wines we’ve been drinking, top tips for seeking out bargains, highlights of our recent flights and much much more! It’s been a crazy start to our new venture. After months of
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