Category Archives: Wines We Love

Wines We Drink – Sophie Lord

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

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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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Wines We Love – Domaine Andre Brunel Viognier 2011

Hey, I’m Laura Taylor and I am a Graphic Designer for Virgin Wines. I design a lot of the emails our customers receive plus images for the website and social media campaigns. I love nothing more after spending a week … Continue reading

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Wines We Love – Vina Leyda Gewurztraminer Reserva

Hi my name is Jess and I run Virgin Wines Fabulous which is the party plan style venture we have just launched. I have been working here at Virgin Wines for 5 years and I am really pleased to be … Continue reading

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Wines We Love – Tierra Del Corazon Pinot Noir

Hi, my name is Vincent and I have chosen to write a blog for you lovely people about one of my favourite wine types and also about my favourite wine making country. Before starting to work at Virgin Wines I … Continue reading

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Wines We Love – Shiraz Plays Shiraz

Hi my name is Jon Shannon and I’m Head of New Business here at Virgin Wines. I’m responsible for all of the new customer acquisition into our business, which means my team and I spend a lot of our time … Continue reading

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Wines We Love from VW Australia – Ravensthorpe Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz

It has come to my attention that you guys in the UK absolutely love Australian Shiraz – especially if it’s hand-crafted by Steve Grimley and his band of winemaking superstars down in South Australia. Testimony to this can be confirmed … Continue reading

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Wines We Love – Tierra del Corazon Chardonnay Reserva 2011

A few months ago I was enjoying a bottle of my usual tipple in the form of a huge red wine known as The Black Pig when my friend mentioned that I never have any white wines in my collection. … 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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Wines We Love – Ca’di Ponti Sicillia Grillo

Hi, I’m David and I work in the Customer Service team here at Virgin Wines. On a day to day basis I help our customers with placing orders and dealing with any issues that may arise. If you’ve recently received … Continue reading

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Wines We Love – Perez Cruz Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva

I’m Michelle and I am Customer Service Supervisor. I have worked for Virgin Wines for 3 years and absolutely love my job! I am lucky enough to have a fantastic team. I supervise the day to day running of the … Continue reading

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Wines We Love – Rustenberg John X Merriman 2007

There are a few myths about people who work for wine companies: We all know a thing or two about wine and we drink loads of it. I’d like to say that I do, but I don’t. So, I won’t. … Continue reading

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Wines We Love – Finca Manzanos Vina Berri Rioja 2009

Hi there, my name is Shaun Grint and I have worked for Virgin Wines for over 10 years.  A lot of people ask me why I have worked for the same company for so long and the answer to this … Continue reading

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Wines We Love – Le Dolci Colline Prosecco NV

My name’s Cat and I work in Customer Services. My role involves everything from emails and order-tracking and to making sure our service is as brilliant as is always has been! I have worked at Virgin Wines for 2 years … Continue reading

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Wines We Love – Hans Lang Rheingau Barrique Pinot Noir

Hello fellow wine gluggers, my name’s Owen and I’m part of the Virgin Wine Advisor team in Preston. Day to day, I tailor make cases for our customers as well as dispensing my knowledge of the wine world to anyone … Continue reading

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