Treasury’s Tonic – Gin sales surge Christine Austin July 28, 2017 Drink, Spirits, Wine ‘At the last count we had 322 gins, but we are moving our stock of Burgundies to another part of the shop just to make more room for gin. That means we will soon have enough space for 500 different gins,’...
German Riesling for the eagle-eyed Christine Austin July 27, 2017 Drink, Wine One of the best tastings I have been to is held each year in the delightful spa town of Wiesbaden in Germany. It is the VDP tasting when top wines from all the wine regions are presented in a format that only...
Elusively Yours – Albariño is Spain’s favourite white grape Christine Austin July 4, 2017 Drink, Wine It may be a grape that plays hard to get but Albariño is all the rage in Spain
Smashing China Christine Austin July 4, 2017 Drink, Wine Wine consultants are those rare breed of people who can fly into a different country each week, pitch up at a winery, help the local people through a particular tricky bit of blending or tasting and fly out...
The Taste Divided – Co-op wines pay Dividends Christine Austin June 16, 2017 Drink, Wine Over the last few years I have become increasingly impressed by the wine range in the Co-op. Their team of buyers frequently go off-piste to find distinctive wines that other retailers are not selling, and...
Decider with Rosé – Wines for Sunshine Drinking Christine Austin June 9, 2017 Drink, Wine With summer days ahead it is time to find the best rosé wines and get them in the fridge ready for when the sun shines. Pale, subtle, and definitely chilled, rosé is the wine for garden parties, picnics,...
Yorkshire Post Food & Drink Festival Yorkshire Food & Drink June 5, 2017 Food, News Thousands turned out in Leeds to enjoy some of the best food & drink Yorkshire has to offer at the free three day Yorkshire Post Food & Drink festival
Pinot man’s land – New Zealand Escarpment Christine Austin June 1, 2017 Drink, Wine Harrogate Wines has only moved 50 yards around the corner into Montpelier Street but the difference between the old premises and the new is dramatic. Although the shelves of this gem of a wine shop are still...
English Wine is Bubbling up Nicely Christine Austin May 30, 2017 Drink, Wine I was really glad of my several layers of rainproof clothing as I watched vines go into the ground just two weeks ago. In cold blustery weather, with the rain beating down, a team of 5 French...
The Wine Society is a Co-op with a dividend Christine Austin May 21, 2017 Drink, Wine When we have so many excellent independents in our region it seems unnecessary to mention the huge number of mail-order wine selling operations based outside the county that would love to get a share of our...