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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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Exploring Austria
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Exploring Austria

By Christina Rasmussen

When you think of Austria, it’s likely that your mind will conjure up images of delicious schnitzels, the Alps, Julie Andrews, baroque and rococo architecture,...

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Weingut Karl Haidle
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Weingut Karl Haidle

By Bastian Fischer

For a long time, Germany has been mostly known for its slender Riesling bottles with delightful off-dry styles from the Mosel or Nahe region. Of...

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A Viennese vacation - Weingut Zahel
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A Viennese vacation - Weingut Zahel

By Niall Ward-Gist

What does Austrian wine conjure up to you? Cold weather, tall bottles and grapes you can’t pronounce? (Rotgipfler I’m looking at you) At this point...

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The Hidden Gem of Champagne - Côte des Bar
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The Hidden Gem of Champagne - Côte des Bar

By Pippa Hayward

We think of Champagne as one region and one particularly delicious style of wine, invented by a certain monk a few centuries past. Quaffed by...

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Richard's trip to Champagne
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Richard's trip to Champagne

By Richard Wilson

A late spring visit to the Champagne region is often full of tension: will there be a late spring frost that kills many of the...

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Under the Radar - Grenache
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Under the Radar - Grenache

By Pippa Hayward

Grenache – is this the world’s most under-valued and overlooked grape? Chances are you’ve been guzzling Grenache for some time in blissful (yes, that is...

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Allo Alentejo!
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Allo Alentejo!

By Pippa Hayward

Alentejo, the vast region that accounts for a third of all Portugal’s land mass is having a moment. It’s had glorious moments in the past:...

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Portugal's Hidden Treasures
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Portugal's Hidden Treasures

By Pippa Hayward

April is Portuguese Wine month at The Good Wine Shop – a very welcome chance to share our enthusiasm for the amazing variety, quality and...

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