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...

We are always on the look out for that which is new, exciting and delicious, so when it’s local too we are liable to get ourselves into...

Pairing wines and food together is one of life’s great pleasures…and skills. A great match will enhance both the wine and food – with the...

The 2000 vintage was magnificent in Bordeaux, properties on both sides of the Gironde produced wines with power and great longevity.  Many will continue to...

Sipsmith was established in London in 2009. The first copper-pot based distillery to start up in London in 189 years, it is one of only four...

Most of us think of Tempranillo as the great grape of Rioja, but take a look at a map of the world’s plantings of it...

Although we might be happy to drink Port at any time of year, there is no doubt that Christmas is the time when it really...

As the days grow shorter and the temperature gets cooler, my wine tastes turn away from the light, fresh whites of summer, and while the...