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Friere Lobo: Organic Wines from Portugal’s Wild Dão Highlands
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Friere Lobo: Organic Wines from Portugal’s Wild Dão Highlands

By Richard Wilson

Discover Freire Lobo’s organic wines from Portugal’s Dão region where high-altitude vineyards and minimal intervention winemaking produce wines of remarkable freshness.  Freire Lobo is one of the most exciting...

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No & Low Alcohol Drinks Worth Drinking
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No & Low Alcohol Drinks Worth Drinking

By Richard Wilson

The driest event of the year – will my big reveal leave you feeling parched?  The thought of tasting hundreds of no- and low-alcohol drinks...

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The Cape Crusaders: How South Africa’s Next ‘New Wave’ Is Bringing the Fire
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The Cape Crusaders: How South Africa’s Next ‘New Wave’ Is Bringing the Fire

By Mark Wrigglesworth

I’ll be honest – I don’t often put pen to paper for our blog. There are plenty of writers in the company that are far...

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Decanter Awards 2022
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Decanter Awards 2022

By The Good Wine Shop Team

We are very proud and equally delighted to announce that we have been awarded Best Organic & Biodynamic Retailer at the prestigious Decanter Retailer Awards 2022...

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Spring Frost - the enemy of winegrowers
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Spring Frost - the enemy of winegrowers

By Pippa Hayward

“April is the cruelest month…” – T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland Those of us fortunate enough to have gardens, look forward to spring – while cautiously...

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Congratulations to Pippa on 10 years at The Good Wine Shop!
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Congratulations to Pippa on 10 years at The Good Wine Shop!

By The Good Wine Shop Team

  December saw Pippa celebrating 10 years with the Good Wine Shop! For the occasion, we surprised her at our Kew shop to congratulate her and...

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Luncheon Claret
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Luncheon Claret

By Richard Wilson

  Recently, after I described a particularly juicy, easy-drinking wine that we had both just tasted as a ‘luncheon claret’, my colleague did a double...

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Thanksgiving Wine Picks
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Thanksgiving Wine Picks

By Pippa Hayward

This year we need all the reasons we can possibly find to be cheerful. Thanksgiving is a perfect excuse to crack a great bottle –...

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Get your glasses out for some Rioja!
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Get your glasses out for some Rioja!

By Pippa Hayward

 October is “Shop Rioja” month here at TGWS. Welcome to a month of immersion therapy in Spain’s most successful liquid export….   My own Rioja...

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