Sarah Ahmed – The Wine Detective

Nick Dobson clearance at massive discounts: includes top Portuguese wines & the UK’s widest range of Swiss wines

I was really sorry to receive a press release this morning about the closure of Nick Dobson Wines due to ill-health. Nick is a member of the Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants and a great example of what the independent trade do so well, selling otherwise hard to come by wines, including wines from [...]

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Bibendum Winter Sale & Fine Wine Price Drop Sale

I’m back from the Loire Salon in Angers via Australia – the Australia Trade Tasting in London that is.  Bibendum’s Winter Sale started on 2 February and, though it’s mighty rare for anyone these days to understate their deals, I did find more than 50% off a few wines, including Petaluma Tiers Chardonnay 2003 – [...]

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