An Introduction to Chablis
August 19 2021
by Bastian Fischer
Chablis… one of those magic words that makes the eyes of many wine lovers tw...
August 19 2021
by Bastian Fischer
Chablis… one of those magic words that makes the eyes of many wine lovers tw...
July 14 2021
by Pippa Hayward
Bierzo’s location in the most remote corner of Castilla y León - between Gal...
June 10 2021
by Charlie Carter
This month, we’re delving into the world of Grower Champagne, and making an i...
May 21 2021
by Charlie Carter
We hug the Loire river’s South bank on our journey east, passing numerous ...
May 14 2021
by Charlie Carter
After a sound night’s sleep, our second continental breakfast of the trip an...
May 06 2021
by Charlie Carter
After a restful night in central Nantes, we are ready to hit the road ea...
April 08 2021
by Pippa Hayward
Vinho Verde hugs the northwest corner of Portugal, bordered by the Atla...
April 02 2021
by Charlie Carter
How English wine found its fizz For Easter, we participated in the Big E...
March 10 2021
by Pippa Hayward
A miracle has happened in Germany. A generation ago there were good German...
February 18 2021
by Pippa Hayward
Writing a blog piece occasionally leaves me wondering where to begin – not wi...
December 17 2020
by Pippa Hayward
The region of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (very easy to get confused with th...
November 06 2020
by Pippa Hayward
The Almacenista story in Jerez Few wines are subject to as many misguided as...
October 21 2020
by Pippa Hayward
The Papal Palace in Avignon In 1405, fed up with the Vatican’s double-dea...
October 08 2020
by Pippa Hayward
October is “Shop Rioja” month here at TGWS. Welcome to a month of immersion...
September 15 2020
by Richard Wilson
The term ‘new wave’ is such a cliché, isn’t it? However, I cannot think of a...
September 04 2020
by Pippa Hayward
How many memorable discoveries begin with “why don’t you try this?” In this i...
July 11 2020
by Pippa Hayward
Rioja, A world-famous wine region, beloved of the Brits, whose wines have a v...
June 12 2020
by Contact TGWS
Here at the Good Wine Shop we’ve always loved Portugese wine, but it never h...