Butchers across the country are taking orders for a festive bird, leaving only one question for customers: turkey or goose? For those plumping for goose this Christmas, our Wine Club Manager – Katie Cooper – suggests whites and reds to partner its rich, fatty meat. In my house, planning the festive feast takes as much […]

Elaborate swirls of crystal, paraphernalia reminiscent of secondary-school chemistry and studious pouring; decanting can seem a mysterious business. Here our Wine Club Manager Katie Cooper demystifies the art of the decanter. The act of decanting a wine is pretty simple: in straightforward terms, it is transferring the wine from the bottle into another vessel, either […]

As we (finally) enter the season for al fresco dining, Katie Cooper – Manager of our Wine Club – recalls the pitfalls of picnics past and uses her experience to give you a guide to seamless outdoor feasting. I’m not averse to a sandy sandwich or two. Dental implications aside, they recall childhood memories of picnics […]

Catriona Felstead MW – New World Buyer for both Wine Club and the business as a whole – recalls the bottle that first drew her to wine, and outlines the winemaking regions inspiring her today My husband remembers things by football matches – he has an amazingly accurate ability to recall where he was and […]