We’ve all heard tales of sky-high prices for Clarets from the very finest properties in Bordeaux: Margaux, Pétrus, and Mouton-Rothschild are just a few of...

Saké is probably Japan’s most famous drink. It’s become increasingly fashionable over here too. Perhaps you’ve seen fellow diners sipping steaming clear liquid from those...

If you think sherry is the sweet, dark-brown drink which is Auntie Mabel’s favourite Christmas tipple then think again! Although, as tastes have become tapas-tastic,...

‘Aperitivo’ culture has swept the streets of Florence, Milan and Turin for years and now has finally reached the shores of Britain.  From the Aperol spritz to...

Rioja is Spain’s vinous calling card, a powerhouse of a region with a long history of traditional and innovative wine-making dating back to the mid-nineteenth...

North America has a long and proud tradition of producing Whiskey brought to the new world by immigrants from Ireland and Scotland who sought to...

A buying trip to Argentina is the stuff of wine merchants’ dreams (along with happy customers and record sales), so I jumped at a recent...

At The Good Wine Shop we’ve been cheekily calling the Compass Box Whisky range our ‘local scotch’ for a while. The company is based in...

Because Cabernet Sauvignon has so much more of everything – body, tannin, alcohol, colour – it is often supposed to be superior, but here at...