Here we aim to share our passion for the wine world, bringing you the latest trends and insights from our expert team as they travel the globe. Meet the people behind the wines as we discuss industry talking points, latest wines as they are added to our range as well as recipes, guides and top (secret) tips on what to look out for!
7th October 2016 | Life at Virgin Wines
This weekend we’re heading to London for our National wine tasting, three events over two days. So with that in mind, I decided to take a look at how you survive a wine...
16th September 2016 | Pairings & Recipes
In my previous ramblings about Grenache (or Garnacha as it’s known in Spain) I briefly mentioned a few of my favourite foods to enjoy with this wine but looking back I don’t think I really did it justice. So today I’m going to look a bit more closely at the...
25th August 2016 | Pairings & Recipes
Lasagna is steeped in centuries of history. I think there’s still a heavy debate as to whether it was created by the Greeks, us Brits or the Italians. But let’s face it, whoever it was, deserves a medal for their effort! Now, I’m not here to bore you with the...
17th August 2016 | Pairings & Recipes
Spicy food can be a problem for a lot of wine drinkers. We get a fairly regular supply of wine/food matching questions, one of the most common being: “How do I pair wine with spicy...
10th August 2016 | Cork Talk
Recently I was speaking to a colleague of mine, and during the conversation we both agreed that our favourite variety of white wine was Picpoul de Pinet. A delicious refreshing variety from the Languedoc region in the south of France. Made exclusively from Picpoul Blanc, it’s a wine with...
2nd March 2016 | Cork Talk
Nobody was surprised when the Lodi region in California was named wine region of the year by Wine Enthusiast magazine. Nobody was surprised when a Lodi winegrower delegation was recognised with a state resolution for being the wine region of the year at the California state capitol. What is it...
19th October 2015 | Cork Talk
Virgin Note – A lot goes into the perfect wine experience, the grapes, the winemakers, the climate, the bottling and a hundred other aspects. However wine storage is a key element of any wine cellar, but it’s often an element that is overlooked. We’ve partnered with wine storage professionals
17th September 2015 | Cork Talk
We’ve teamed up this month with the Wine Institute of California as we decided it was time to celebrate the Golden State and its wine wares. We have a growing Californian range of great wines that come in all shapes and sizes. Have a read below for an overview of...
8th July 2015 | Cork Talk
It’s definitely worth shining the spotlight on Bordeaux as a wine region once in a while. It really does have it all: some of the most interesting and complex history; a very complex trade infrastructure; and above all else, some of the best and most expensive wines in the...
23rd March 2015 | Pairings & Recipes
Spaghetti Carbonara is one of my absolute favourite dishes of all time. As a fan of Italian food and Italian wine, you can’t beat carbonara as a weekday...
