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Our MD Jay Wright Named Man of the Year

Jay Wright, our very own Managing Director , has been named as “Man of the Year” at the Drinks Business Awards 2013. The announcement was quickly followed with celebratory drinks and high fives all around (as well as some spilled … Continue reading

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Matthew Jukes Talks About The Red Rattler Hilltops Shiraz

Wine aficionado Matthew Jukes takes us through the finer points of the Red Rattler Hilltops Shiraz. This delicious Australian Shiraz is available on our website for £9.99 a bottle!

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Virgin HQ Friday Wines

After a long week here at Virgin Wines HQ, we like to finish it all off with a little treat. This is where “Friday Wines” come in, or as they are commonly known around the office “Frines”. Our Wine Buyer … Continue reading

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Wines We Drink – Gavin Seymour

Name:  Gavin Seymour Job title:  Personal Wine Advisor Favourite grape type: Shiraz Favourite bottle of bubbly for celebrating:  Dom Perignon 2003 Best wine and food combo:  Lamb and Malbec Wine producing country you would most like to visit:  USA – I … Continue reading

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Something For The Weekend: Cobber’s Dream Snack

Whipped up by Whitney the Sheila (Online Marketing) Our third recipe in our new series features something a little bit special from our resident Australian. A party dish designed to share with friends and family. A small snack that will have … Continue reading

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Wines for the Bank Holiday Weekend

So we have a bank holiday weekend upon us and the good news is that it’s set to be a nice one –possibly up to around 20C on Sunday and Monday. With that in mind, it’s time to think about … Continue reading

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Something for the weekend: A simple Thai green curry!

Whipped up by David W (Social Media, On-line Marketing Guy) We kicked off our new food series with a delightful light Italian supper. Now we continue with another simple dish, but with a little more kick and a little more heart to it. Every … Continue reading

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10 Best Answers To Our Twitter Competition!

First of all we just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who entered our competition on Twitter over the past 24 hours. We had over 100 entries and some amazing responses to our St George’s day tweet … Continue reading

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Matthew Jukes talks about the De Martino Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Widely respected wine guru Matthew Jukes gives us his take on the De Martino Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Wines We Drink – Sophie Lord

Name: Sophie Lord Job title: Senior Wine Advisor Favourite grape type: Shiraz

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Something for the weekend: A simple light Italian supper

Whipped up by Jason M (Online Marketing Extraterrestrial) We are very happy to introduce our first recipe in our new series: “Something for the weekend”. Every now and again we’ll pop together a delicious recipe, give you all the information … Continue reading

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Wines We Drink – Charlene Cumbers

Name: Charlene Cumbers Job title: Business Development Manager Favourite grape type: Sauvignon Blanc Favourite bottle of bubbly for celebrating: Laurent Perrier Rose – It’s pink and makes me appear younger when I call it LPR! Best wine and food combo: … Continue reading

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UK Wine Range to Grow

With more and more of you enjoying English wines in recent years, we’ve been keen to bring you wines from our home grown soils.  Our Ridgeview range of wines from the South Downs seems to have slipped down nicely since … Continue reading

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When Things Hit The Fan

Or The day things went wrong! As senior developer here at Virgin Wines my life is usually relatively well planned out working on the enhancements and improvements we have in the pipeline for the site. All that went out of … Continue reading

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Wines To Match With Your Easter Feast

Easter is just around the corner which means two things, a long weekend, and a lot of food to be consumed. If you are struggling with matching a wine to your Friday fish or your Sunday leg of lamb then … Continue reading

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