Monthly Archives: March 2012
Virgin Wines Website – Hosting Project
The astute among you will have noticed that the Virgin Wines site is down this weekend for “maintenance”. This fairly innocuous word sounds like we’re shutting things down for a bit of a spring clean and tidy up; the reality … Continue reading
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Virgin Wines Tastings March 2012
After a short break over the Winter months to allow us to restock our wine supplies for 2012 we hit the road on the 1st March to kick off our busy wine tasting schedule in 2012. This year we are … Continue reading
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The Countdown to the Virgin London Marathon Begins
The Virgin London Marathon is a just a few weeks around the corner and, as we announced back in December, two of our colleagues, Shaun Hunton and Steve Sage, will be undergoing the challenge of a lifetime as they strive … Continue reading
Labels: Libel or Gospel?
“Do not be afraid, the label is your friend” – Robert Mondavi Let’s be honest – first impressions are everything. You can deny it all you want, but if something blows your socks off, it tends to stick (the impression … Continue reading
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The perfect steak (according to me)
Some things are just made for each other. Fish and chips. Cheese and pickle. Me and a very well-filled Swiss bank account. (One hopes.) And of course there’s steak and wine … Continue reading
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Just a short cycle ride from Lands End to John O’ Groats
It’s all in 12 days work for a member of our IT team! As we reported back in December, two of our colleagues have been given places in the Virgin Money London Marathon by our partner charity Virgin Unite and … Continue reading
Los Robles: looking after more than just the vines
I recently had the opportunity to visit some of our producers out in Chile, and I have been desperate to write something for the blog to share my experience. Not only because I tried some fantastic wines whilst I was … Continue reading
Tabali – Felipe Muller
The last stop on my trip saw me head north to Limari, some four hours drive from Santiago. On the agenda was a day with Chilean winemaker of the year 2011 Felipe Muller. Limari is one of Chile’s most exciting … Continue reading
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Wines We Love – Evohé Garnacha Viñas Viejas 2010
Jason here, from the Merchandising department at Virgin Wines. On a daily basis I’m making sure our website is always showing stock of the wines you love, whilst also setting up cases, offers and promotional pages with the sole purpose … Continue reading
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Win a Case of Wine
Does anyone fancy winning a case of wine? To celebrate our final day of Spain week we are giving away a 12 bottle case of wine for one lucky person. Filled with some of our top quality boutique wine. Simply … Continue reading
Bourgogne Classico Gran Reserva 2011
On a recent trip to Spain, La Roda, to be precise, with a very good importer who we work with, I was struck by a very odd sensation that we were on the hunt for something that didn’t exist. Spain … Continue reading
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Art, jamón, Manzanilla and more
It was my birthday a couple of weeks back. And – as I do each year – I hopped on a flight down to Málaga to spend it with a dear friend, Kath, who I met at university in 1992 … Continue reading
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De Martino Visit February 2012
After a ‘fairly’ late night with the Perez Cruz team I was up and about early, with a bit of a sore head I must admit, to meet Sebastian De Martino. The sun was up and it was going to … Continue reading
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Award Winning Wines
Earlier in the month we shared with you reviews of our wines that have featured in the press recently. This week, we are turning our attention to our wines that have earned themselves prestigious awards in worldwide wine competitions. Throughout … Continue reading
