Category Archives: Wine Buyer Update
Malbec World Day 2013
With it being Malbec World Day, it would be pretty sloppy of us not to get something up on the blog. So, here’s a juicy, little ditty focusing on the dude of the day – Malbec. I want to focus on … Continue reading
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Andrew Baker talks about the Three Blocks Sauvignon Blanc
Our wine buyer Andrew Baker talks about the Three Blocks Sauvignon Blanc by Nico Vermeulen. Nico puts together lovely grassy, citric wines, like this one. Find plenty of vibrant fruit, a touch of pea-pod, minerals on the palate and a … Continue reading
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Costa del Crime
I recently went on a trip to Spain to buy some wine. Easy, you might think. Spain makes wine. The wines are very tasty. And, they provide excellent value for money. But there have recently been a couple of less-than-local … Continue reading
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Christmas Sparkle
Sparkling wines have become more of an everyday affair in recent times, especially with the increase in popularity of fizz, like Prosecco. This is partly because they are affordable but, sparkling wines are still the pièce de résistance when it … Continue reading
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Muscadet is Surely One of the Great Wines of France?
Well conventional wisdom does not hold that it is, but we’d venture that it is. It largely depends upon the definition of a great wine. If it is about very high price, investment potential, silly resale values, longevity and grandiosity, … Continue reading
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Celebrate Grenache Day
Today, as part of our grape variety focused blogs, I’m going to look more closely at Grenache, not just because I feel like it, but because it is a very special occasion. September 21st 2012 sees the 3rd annual celebration … Continue reading
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Has Wine Become One Dimensional?
I think this is a really important question and quite a scary one from a wine buyer’s perspective. In the wine trade we’re using a term when buying more and more frequently – commercial – will this wine be accepted … Continue reading
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Storing Wine
One of the most consistently asked question we get at Virgin Wines is ‘how do I store my wine?’ Today we’re going to look at wine storage and the options available to us all. There are a few things you … Continue reading
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A Whole New World
I travel around the world and witness all manner of wine production methodologies in practice, supported by a vast panoply of attitude and thinking. This is what makes wine so gloriously diverse and holds us to it. But there’s a … Continue reading
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Mr Noir – Australian Pinot Noir
The delicate wines crafted from Pinot Noir are not something we’d associate with our friends from Down Under. Their thirst for wines that are both boldly flavoured and unashamedly fruit-forward seems to hint towards avoidance where Pinot Noir is concerned. … Continue reading
Our Man in Oz – Steve Grimley
There are very few sure things in life. But one of them is Steve Grimley. Some of you may recognise the name; it adorns quite a number of the great wines we have shipped out from the port at Adelaide. … Continue reading
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How to Quaff Like a Pro
Do you ever panic when you are asked to taste a wine at a wine tasting, amongst a group of friends or in restaurant because deep down you are not really sure what to do? Well fear no longer, help … Continue reading
Broaden Your Horizons
I’ve been working in the wine trade now for 13 years and I hope to do so for years yet! I became fascinated by wine whilst working in customer services (I won’t say who for) and was lucky enough to … Continue reading
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New Wine | The Black Pig Reserve GSM
With the launch of our 2010 Black Pig Reserve GSM last week I thought I’d follow it up with a quick blog post. In my opinion we have an advantage over our competitors when sourcing wines from Australia. The reason … Continue reading
Simple pleasures
The language of food and wine has evolved so much over the past decade, it’s hard to know where to start with it all. I remember the days when, watching Loyd Grossman on Masterchef, I was intrigued by the use … Continue reading
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