Monthly Archives: September 2011
Weekend Giveaway – Win a 6 Bottle Case of Wine
We have been enjoying the late British Summer this week and to celebrate the warm weather we have put together a great prize draw on our Facebook page. Simply head over to the Virgin Wines Facebook Page, like the page, … Continue reading
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A glass of cloudy, orange wine? Yes please!
In the realms of food and drink, some things are simply expected. Hot casseroles. Piquant salad dressings. Chickens cooked right through. And wine wouldn’t quite be wine if it wasn’t brilliantly clear and vibrant in the glass. Would it? Well, … Continue reading
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Wines We Love – Chateau du Seuil Bordeaux Rose 2009
Hey there, my name is Tim and I work in the Web Design / Development department here at Virgin Wines. I’m the guy responsible for the JavaScript, HTML, CSS, AJAX, SEO, PHP and sometimes the rare JSP… but when the … Continue reading
Exclusive Domino’s Pizza Offer
This week we announced our partnership with the leading pizza delivery experts, Domino’s. A fantastic range of gourmet pizzas and boutique wines have been carefully selected by the Virgin Wines wine advisors. The Rustica pizza has been teamed up with … Continue reading
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Virgin Wines Tasting – Edinburgh September 2011
The delightful Hub on Castlehill played host to our latest Virgin Wine Tasting event in Edinburgh. A fantastic day saw a crowd of over 400 turn up for an afternoon packed to the brim of wine tasting. We had over … Continue reading
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Have Your Say: Your Castaway Wine
Sometimes it takes an unexpected coincidence – a sort of subliminal sign from the universe – to push a crazy idea that you have that little bit further. Such is the case with daydreaming about our ideal desert island wines. … Continue reading
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World Wine Tour – Sicily
This week we are turning our attention to Sicily for our World Wine Tour. Sicily isn’t an area that necessarily springs to mind when we think of key wine producing regions around the world, hiding largely in the shadows of … Continue reading
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Virgin Wines Heads to Reading
Last Thursday, the Virgin Wines tasting team descended upon Reading to invite over 150 of our customers and other local wine enthusiasts to join them for an evening of wine tasting.
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Wine Advisor Debate: Desert Island Wines – What’s Your Last Resort?
No, that is no typo. We are actually talking about desert islands this week, in all their beckoning, sandy glory. Picture yourself stranded on a deserted island. There’s no boats on the horizon, no city-soundscape nearby and definately no signal … Continue reading
Wines We Love – Vina Ecoyen Reserva 2002
Hi there! My name is Natalie and I have been working on the Continuity Team at Virgin Wines for around 11 months now (I wonder if we’ll celebrate my ‘anniversary’ with a drink – I hope so!), and in that … Continue reading
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Webuser Magazine Review
Since we launched our sparkling new website two months ago we have enjoyed hearing our customer’s feedback on how they were finding the new layout and features of the site. We were even more pleased to be featured in the … Continue reading
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Levin Wines – Best of Both Worlds
A couple of months back we featured a post on some new wines that we had on order from the Levin winery. Well, we are pleased to announce that the wines have arrived and will be available very shortly. In … Continue reading
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Ultimate Grape Guide – Carmenère
I wanted to write a quick blog today focusing on Chile’s Carmenère. A deeply concentrated, low yielding red varietal, that was originally held in high regard in its birthplace, Bordeaux. It found its way to Chile at some point in … Continue reading
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Virgin Wines Cricket Team takes on Team Lotus
Wednesday 31st August saw the newly formed Virgin Wines Cricket Team, (yes, I know the season is nearly over!) take on the Lotus Racing Team in a T20 game. The two captains wandered out to the middle for the toss. … Continue reading
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