We hug the Loire river’s South bank on our journey east, passing numerous historic buildings and Chateaux along the way. After 20 minutes, we peel...

After a sound night’s sleep, our second continental breakfast of the trip and feeling slightly the worse for wear from the previous day’s shenanigans, we...

After a restful night in central Nantes, we are ready to hit the road early. Our designated driver is at the wheel of the minivan,...

“April is the cruelest month…” – T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland Those of us fortunate enough to have gardens, look forward to spring – while cautiously...

  The buying process at The Good Wine Shop during the pandemic has taken a very different shape from in the past. Whilst all our...

  Vinho Verde hugs the northwest corner of Portugal, bordered by the Atlantic and the Minho River to the north – effectively the border with...

  How English wine found its fizz   For Easter, we participated in the Big English Wine Easter campaign, to support the UK wine industry...

  Unsurprisingly, it has been just over a year since I was last abroad. I miss the travel, meeting wine makers and tasting their wines...

  A miracle has happened in Germany. A generation ago there were good German wines but you had to search hard to find some. Today they...