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Sparkling Stuff: Celebrate English Wine Week with These Four Fantastic Vineyards

Sparkling Stuff: Celebrate English Wine Week with These Four Fantastic Vineyards

By Richard Wilson

English Wine Week (June 21–29, 2025) is upon us and what better time to raise a glass to the remarkable progress of homegrown wine? Especially...

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Natural Winemakers in Victoria: From Gold Rush Origins to the New Wine Vanguard

Natural Winemakers in Victoria: From Gold Rush Origins to the New Wine Vanguard

By Penny Mulholland

Discover the story of Victoria’s natural wine revolution - from gold rush roots to modern pioneers such as Patrick Sullivan and Timo Mayer. Victoria’s Wine...

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Ribera del Duero - a Land of Extremes

Ribera del Duero - a Land of Extremes

By Pippa Hayward

Ribera del Duero occupies the north-western half of the massive Meseta that is central Spain’s high plateau in Castilla y León.  It’s a brutal place...

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Exploring New Wave South African Wine Producers: A Fresh Perspective on the Old World

Exploring New Wave South African Wine Producers: A Fresh Perspective on the Old World

By Natasha Reed

South African wines have long been celebrated for their diversity and quality. But in recent years, a new generation of winemakers has been shaking things...

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Wine & Conflict

Wine & Conflict

By Richard Wilson

War zone wines – a horrible histories style look at wine including shells dropping in vineyards, a bloody Boer War battle and prisoners of war....

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The Good Wine Shop Makes the Top 10 in Harpers’ "UK's Best 50 Independent Wine Retailers 2025"

The Good Wine Shop Makes the Top 10 in Harpers’ "UK's Best 50 Independent Wine Retailers 2025"

By Bastian Fischer

What a fantastic way to start the year! We couldn’t be more honoured and proud to have been awarded 10th place in Harpers’ UK's Best...

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Discover the Wines of Victoria

Discover the Wines of Victoria

By Stephen Winch

Victoria’s wine industry dates back to the mid-19th century. The region thrived until the late 1800s when the phylloxera outbreak devastated many vineyards across the...

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One man's journey across Uruguay

One man's journey across Uruguay

By Richard Wilson

Uruguay is where it is said the ‘old world’ meets the ‘new world’ in South America. As the term ‘new world’ is problematic, I prefer...

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A brief look at the History and Wines of Ribera del Duero Wines

A brief look at the History and Wines of Ribera del Duero Wines

By Daria Galtsina

A brief look at the History and Wines of Ribera del Duero Wines The vast army of Spanish red wine enthusiasts can mostly be divided...

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