In the Lair of the Alligator
On a rainy Friday night in September, a small group of sinister figures could be seen gathering outside the Bicester premises of SHJones. Upon uttering the secret password (‘you know perfectly well I’ve paid for my ticket, stop messing about and let me in’) they were, one by one, admitted to the Lair of the
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Free Chilean Wine Tasting
Held on 16th & 17th September at our Leamington Spa shop. This was possibly one of our most successful free tastings, our customers telling us that the wines on show represented excellent for money considering the fantastic quality. The ever solid Santa Digna Range from Miguel Torres always show well, with the Sauvignon Blanc being
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New Survey on Tastings
Sherry Tasting
Last week, in conjunction with our neighbours “The Pinto Lounge”, we held a “Sherry and Tapas” evening at their establishment: we supplied the sherry and they the tapas. It was a chance to dispel the image, for once and for all, of sherry being a sweet drink enjoyed solely by old ladies at Christmas time.
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TRY New Zealand this week-end!
This week-end we’re upping the ante in our New Zealand feature with a couple of tastings. In Leamington all day Friday and Saturday there’s a FREE in-store tasting of premium New Zealand wines including Man O’War Ironclad & Valhalla, Domain Road Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir and Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir. Please contact our
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Tasting List out!
The wines we are tasting with Matthew Jukes at the Top 100 wines tasting on Thursday have now been released and include some really exciting wines several of which feature highly in Langton’s Classification. SPARKLING NV JANSZ WHITE 2009 BREMERTON VERDELHO 2009 PEWSEY VALE RIESLING 2009 MITCHELTON AIRSTRIP 2005 MCWILLIAMS LOVEDALE SEMILLON 2007 LEEUWIN ESTATE
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Australian A+ Tasting
Anyone who has followed the wine industry over the last 18 months or so will know that Australia has been in a bit of bother on the wine front (cricket too apparently!!) directors of Wine Australia have come and gone, the messages and marketing have been mixed and allied with a weaker pound and a
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