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Burgundy: From The Destruction To The Sublime 27 Aug 2013 | 02:39 pm
Head of copy Paul Trelford continues his tour of Burgundy. It starts with a bump but ends in euphoria Click here to read the first part. A YEAR’S WORK LOST IN MINUTES Burgundy’s year had been much l...
The Home Of Glorious Chardonnay 22 Aug 2013 | 04:29 pm
In the first part of his tour of Burgundy head of copy Paul Trelford is cooled by heady Meursault and then heads for the glories of the north in Chablis What to do in Beaune when the mercury is pushi...
Cheese Heaven In The Alps 20 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm
An unplanned stop made this new discovery, with a little help from the France tourist bible Michelin, all the more special: a menu – a whole restaurant! – built around cheese. The Restaurant La Laite...
Swartland: South Africa’s Most Exciting Wine Region? 15 Aug 2013 | 05:31 pm
Over the past decade, the pace of change in what is, literally and figuratively, South Africa’s hottest wine region has been difficult to fathom. Chris and Andrea Mullineux ‘Not everyone’s caught up...
Painted Wolf’s African Cycle Adventure 8 Aug 2013 | 08:41 pm
We have talked before about our ‘champion’ winemakers. The latest, and in my book with ‘super champion’ status, is Jeremy Borg of Painted Wolf Wines, producer of the Rosalind Pinotage Rosé and The Den...
Video of Recent Hail in Burgundy 7 Aug 2013 | 04:35 pm
We don’t see much hail in Stevenage so I often struggle to imagine how isolated storms can wreak such havoc in vineyards. We reported in June how Vouvray had been hit followed by similar news from Ch...
Montreuil Gems: Les Misérables & Froggy’s Tavern 6 Aug 2013 | 05:41 pm
The weekend before last saw an intrepid band of Wine Society members make their way over to Montreuil-Sur-Mer for an evening of Provencal food and wine, and a son et lumière (‘sound and light’) rendit...
Portugal: Straight To The Source 1 Aug 2013 | 08:47 pm
The Adega de Monçào Co-operative’s Armando Fontainhas with The Society’s Vinho Verde 5am is not a time I choose to frequent regularly. Even with two small children, the early hours are strictly out o...
It Takes More Than a Power Cut To Stop a Wine Society Tasting 25 Jul 2013 | 08:15 pm
Our free monthly tastings in the Showroom have always proved popular with members coming to Stevenage, irrespective of the theme. The most recent took on an added theme when a power cut plunged us int...
‘The Pinnacle of Wine Retailing’ 19 Jul 2013 | 07:52 pm
The Society triumphs on a night of celebration of wine Pictured here are Tracy Richardson (left) of Member Services and Naomi Norwood of The Cellar Showroom surrounded by The Society’s record haul of...
