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Friere Lobo: Organic Wines from Portugal’s Wild Dão Highlands
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...
No & Low Alcohol Drinks Worth Drinking
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...
The Cape Crusaders: How South Africa’s Next ‘New Wave’ Is Bringing the Fire
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...
Decanter Awards 2022
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...
Spring Frost - the enemy of winegrowers
“April is the cruelest month…” – T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland Those of us fortunate enough to have gardens, look forward to spring – while cautiously...
Congratulations to Pippa on 10 years at The Good Wine Shop!
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...
Luncheon Claret
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...
Thanksgiving Wine Picks
This year we need all the reasons we can possibly find to be cheerful. Thanksgiving is a perfect excuse to crack a great bottle –...
Get your glasses out for some Rioja!
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...