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Bordeaux En Primeur EP 2022


Rumour has it that the head of the Bordeaux marketing department is just off the phone with the Collins Oxford Dictionary, pleading with them to invent some new positive adjectives that can be used…

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de Burgh Essentials


de Burgh Essentials Our house favourites under £15 Customers regularly ask us what our house favourites are. You know, the wines are always on hand to pair up with a simple pasta dish or share when a…

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Champagne Henriot


Shop the Henriot range at de Burgh I’ve never thought of myself as a particularly flashy individual. My car is from 2008, I’ve resisted the temptation to whiten my teeth, I’ve never been on a sun…

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Wines for Christmas Dinner : Will’s Guide


by Will Nicolson I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been asked “What wine goes with turkey?” You won’t find a definitive answer via Google because there isn’t one. I’d always recommend that…

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What We’re Drinking – Festive Edition


Unbelievably there is not long to go until Christmas! Why not take a look at our choices ahead of the festive season?   Tarquin de Burgh - Managing Director Timorasso 'Derthona' Walter Massa…

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Autumn Reds


  Warm Up For Halloween Whether you're having a cosy night in with all the curtains shut or fully embracing Halloween this week, there is no doubt that warming up with a glass of red in the…

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Winter Wine Tastings – Edinburgh and Glasgow


Price: £20 each Here's what to expect:  With over 80 wines to taste, you can choose which wines you want to try. If you would like to try everything, there will be a list of wines handed to you…

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Domaine de Piaugier and Counoise


Domaine de Piaugier Domaine de Piaugier exudes the sort of rustic French charm that you’d expect from a small family-owned winery whose owners spend more time in the vineyards looking after the small…

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White Fine Wines


White Fine Wine White Fine Wine by Will Nicolson Like surfers, the band of pickers huddle around the tractor waiting for their perfect wave. It doesn’t come in the form of a torrent of water but a…

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Pink Sunshine Wine


Pink Sunshine Wine I once read a blog piece by an author who referred to Rose as ‘Pink Sunshine Wine’. I thought that was such a brilliant term for it, but it got me thinking. How many of…

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The Rise of Cremant


The Rise of Cremant  Christine Nicolson I remember the heady days when Champagne was as ‘cheap as chips’. I was in my mid-twenties working for a national wine retailer and we would drink…

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Bodegas Arzuaga – Ribera del Duero


Boxing day 2003. Instead of going to the pub to watch the football, I stayed at home and took part in a relaxed replay of the previous day. Everything had mellowed overnight. The leftovers were…

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