Tawny ages beautifully. Not just gracefully, beautifully. It gets better with every passing year, and can live in an oak barrel for anywhere up to a century. But who has the patience for that? Sometimes you just want to wake up the Tawny makers of the past and...
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If you’re considering buying a bottle of 10, 20, 30, or 40-year-old Tawny, you’re about to make an excellent decision. There is perhaps no other wine in the world that ages as well in a barrel as Tawny does. Official designations of age are 10, 20, 30, and over...
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What’s behind a name? We discuss how wines get their names. Including our Magenta– exclusive to our winery. There are two main ways a wine gets its name: the grape used to make it, or the region it was grown in. A very simple example is a Grenache Shiraz...
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Dessert: it’s universally acknowledged as the best meal of the day. Who could argue? It’s also the most popular time to enjoy one of our most treasured wines: our beautiful tawny. Sweetness with sweetness: it’s tried and tested. But we want to rally against the idea that it’s just...
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For those looking to make port at home, there is one primary hurdle. Is your home in Portugal? No? Well, you can’t make port. In fact, even if your home was in Portugal, there would be a great number of hurdles to conquer first. We’ll talk you through...
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Pairing wine with dessert is a serious process. To select the best dessert wine, you must consider the acidity, intensity and sweetness of both the wine and the dessert. Here’s a little advice on how to combine your dessert and wine for the perfect after-dinner treat! We make...
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Conference and Venue Hire doesn’t have to be a chore. We’ve got easy and creative solutions for memorable events– everything from weddings to Christmas parties to festivals. When you’re looking for a venue for your event, you’re faced with a myriad of bland options. But we’re not one of...
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Two of the world’s most popular substances: wine and chocolate… Both so ancient that their origins are shrouded in mystery. But did you know that the two have a shared history? The elder of the two is wine, and we would challenge anyone who says they can find...
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You’ll find Muscat grapes grown all over the world. And you’ll find them used in a myriad of ways. Within one tiny subcategory, there is so much diversity– and so we’re focusing in on one specific variety– the Black Muscat. To clear up any initial confusion, yes: Black...
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