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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...
Exploring Austria
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,...
Weingut Karl Haidle
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...
A Viennese vacation - Weingut Zahel
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...
The Hidden Gem of Champagne - Côte des Bar
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...
Richard's trip to Champagne
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...
Under the Radar - Grenache
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...
Allo Alentejo!
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:...
Portugal's Hidden Treasures
April is Portuguese Wine month at The Good Wine Shop – a very welcome chance to share our enthusiasm for the amazing variety, quality and...