On Friday 27th January we were invited to dine and drink (our wine!) at La Cantina in Chester, a restaurant with whom we have a close collaboration, and which holds regular Gourmet Evenings, various themed food and wine events, throughout the year. Our own Juliusz introduced and talked about the different wines that were on [...]
Nunc est bibendum - “Now is the time to drink” – declares Horace, and we certainly agree, although the verse that follows may not really inspire in this cold and sodden month of January, Nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus - “now is the time to dance footloose upon the earth”. The roman poet Horace was born in Venusia, to us [...]
The compact region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia borders on Austria, Slovenia and the northern Adriatic Sea. Home to an array of native and international varieties, the Friulians have applied studied vineyard techniques and avant-garde enology to the production of highly distinctive whites, as well as some eminently attractive reds. It is here in Friuli that we found [...]
It’s that time of year when the Christmas tree is up, the wreath is on the door, the fire is on and you find yourself singing along to carols at every opportunity. We all have our traditions at Christmas, and here’s a great British one for starters; it is a British Christmas tradition that a [...]
What a wonderful way to celebrate the launch of our new website by seeing our faces in the paper – and you too can have a look at what the Chester Chronicle wrote about us: http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/chester-business-news/2011/12/08/family-relaunch-chester-wine-business-59067-29913799/ So here’s a ‘cheers’, ‘cin cin’, ‘santé’ ,’¡salud’ and ‘na zdrowie’ to you all, and a big welcome from us!