Discover Porto in a few days - its fascinating history, its traditions, its food and of course Port wine! Explore the historic city of Porto and its neighbour across the River Douro, Nova de Gaia, famous for its port wine lodges…

Harrow & Hope was named Winery of the Year in 2019 by Wine GB and has a reputation for making top-class English sparkling wines. Discover more about this small, family-run winery in Marlow…

Austria’s Wachau wine region in the River Danube Valley is famous its stunning white wines, especially Grüner Veltliner and Riesling wines, but is also a UNESCO World Heritage site - here’s our suggested 3 day itinerary to see the best of the Wachau!

A wine is only suitable for vegans if labelled as such - if not, animal-based products are likely to have been used in the winemaking process….

Discover the top things to do in Portugal’s beautiful Douro Valley wine region and the home of Port wine

Pairing wine with curries is not always easy, but follow these core principles and discover fabulous wine alternatives to a cold beer!

The Mosel wine region is famous for its fabulous Rieslings and its steep vineyards - and the steepest are to be found in the northern-most part of the region, in what’s called the ‘Lower Mosel’ or the ‘Terrassenmosel’…

Demand for organic wines is growing - what is organic wine, how is it different from normal wine and is a price premium worth it??

There may be a growing number of excellent English wine producers in Sussex, but you won’t find many organic ones. Oxney Organic Estate is the largest single-estate producer of organic English sparkling wine. Given the challenges to be certified organic, we were intrigued to find out more..

Black Chalk Wines in Hampshire is a relative newcomer to the English wine scene, but they are winning rave reviews for their excellent sparkling wines. With one of the best vineyard locations in England, a brand new winery and two very exciting winemakers, Black Chalk is definitely worth exploring!

A beautiful 400 acre estate; a winning sparkling rosé in the 2008 International Wine Challenge; a state-of-the-art winery and visitor centre, onsite shop and restaurant, apple orchards, award winning cider - and a masterclass in ‘Wine Tourism’…

We were intrigued to visit Gusbourne Estate in Kent - simply because we had heard that their English sparkling wines are amongst the finest. We had read that Gusbourne is also a trailblazer in the UK for ‘sustainable winemaking’ - we just had to go and check it out for ourselves!

When you get the chance to visit the birthplace of English wine and home to England’s oldest commercial vineyard - and its got a reputation for top-class English sparkling wines - we didn’t hesitate!

The name Hattingley Valley Wines kept popping up to us as being synonymous with top-quality English sparkling wine - so we had to go and check it out for ourselves. We weren’t disappointed!

Langham Wine Estate was awarded the trophy for Sparking Wine Producer of the year at the ‘international’ IWSC 2020 - taking the trophy from 2019 winner, Veuve Cliquot! A good enough reason to visit? Absolutely & we weren’t disappointed!

Stanlake Park Wine Estate is one of the oldest English wine producers and the largest vineyard in Berkshire. It has a broad range of still as well as sparkling wines and you can tour the vineyards and the winery….

I’m sure you don’t need too much help enjoying a bottle of wine – after all it’s one of life’s great pleasures! However there are a few wine tips that can really help to ensure you get maximum enjoyment from each sip and we wanted to share them with you…..

The word most people would use to describe ‘sustainable’ wine is ‘organic’ - is this true?? What else does being a ‘sustainable wine’ need to include and can a wine be certified sustainable?

We were intrigued to visit the boutique Winding Wood vineyard in West Berkshire - to try its English sparkling wines but also to learn more about how the vineyards came to be and plans for the future..