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The equivalent of some 650 million bottles of wine are thrown away every year in the UK. I was shocked when I first read about this wine waste and immediately cross-referenced to see if it could possibly be true. It seems that it is indeed true. How on earth does this happen? I suppose it […]
Welsh Wine Week 2nd – 11th June Welsh Wine Week celebrates the great wineries in Wales every year. In our shop, we stock a range of Welsh wine. Without fail, a number of customers will be surprised that we produce wine in Wales at all. If you want to see the ever-growing list of Welsh […]
Some frequent questions about Welsh Wines When customers visit our shop they are often surprised by the fact that there are Welsh wines. It is unusual really because we are on the cusp of the northern hemisphere limit for successfully growing wine grapes for commercial use. However, Welsh wines are increasing in number every year […]
Newton Johnson, the Last Winery Visit Newton Johnson is situated at the top of the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. This translates as ‘heaven on earth’ and indeed it is a beautiful spot. We arrived in the morning for our final vineyard visit in South Africa. This one was exciting because we stock some of their wines. Newton […]
A week in South Africa is a short time so we were extremely grateful to have our lovely friends Jón and Catherine to act our tour guides! So, no wandering around finding our bearings and figuring out the lay of the land. Jón was there to whisk us away immediately. Well, once we’d delivered the […]
Winter’s Here – I love it! This time of year is a sort of slowing down and speeding up for us. I always used to like the farm as winter approached (that’s my brother John off to check on the sheep in the picture and I couldn’t resist including the stunning photo of the Welsh […]
