http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk All the latest news from one of the UK's leading independent wine merchants Thu, 10 May 2012 09:46:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/9611b95ce9b6ee61ee4913eb9e999e8e?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/05/10/book-your-tickets-for-a-tutored-chocolate-and-wine-tasting-with-bbc-good-food-magazines-sarah-jane-evans-mw/ http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/05/10/book-your-tickets-for-a-tutored-chocolate-and-wine-tasting-with-bbc-good-food-magazines-sarah-jane-evans-mw/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 09:46:10 +0000 Alison Chadwick http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/?p=3949 http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/05/10/book-your-tickets-for-a-tutored-chocolate-and-wine-tasting-with-bbc-good-food-magazines-sarah-jane-evans-mw/feed/ 0 alichadwick In Association with The Chocolate Gourmet of Ludlow and Shrewsbury Sarah Jane Evans MW Chocolate Truffles Do you love wine? We&#8217;re guessing &#8216;yes&#8217; because you&#8217;re reading our blog&#8230; do you love chocolate? Highly likely&#8230; so here&#8217;s something to brighten your rather...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/04/30/touring-torrens-the-reliant-robin-is-back-from-bordeaux/ http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/04/30/touring-torrens-the-reliant-robin-is-back-from-bordeaux/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:28:27 +0000 Tanners Wines http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/?p=3887 http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/04/30/touring-torrens-the-reliant-robin-is-back-from-bordeaux/feed/ 0 tannerswinesltd Robin Torrens The cellar at Chasse Spleen And this is what you see from the other angle in cellar Gardens at Chasse Spleen Cantemerle The Chai at Cantemerle Vieux Château Certan VCC vineyard An old vine at VCC Guillaume Thienpont at VCC with Steve Crosland Beychevelle Beychevelle Oxoline Climens Coutet Clos des Quatre Vents Maxime Thienpont at Clos des Quatre Vents Latour's tower Le Pin Jeremy Chasseuil at Feytit Clinet Cos chai Cos show wine library Teyssier Saint Emilion from Pavie Macquin Saint Emilion Riuessec Approaching Pichon Comtesse Pichon Comtesse Pichon Baron Pichon Baron Pichon Baron Palmer Palmer Palmer Palmer Steve Crosland in the Moueix tasting room Allowing the dust (or is that hype?) to settle is often a good thing (writes Robin Torrens, one of our Fine Wine Consultants). Stephen Crosland and I enjoyed a full week of tastings from 16th – 21st...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/04/12/bordeaux-2011-en-primeur-an-introduction/ http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/04/12/bordeaux-2011-en-primeur-an-introduction/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:41:40 +0000 Stephen Crosland http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/?p=3862 http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/04/12/bordeaux-2011-en-primeur-an-introduction/feed/ 0 stephencrosland Stephen Crosland Click to view our Bordeaux 2011 En Primeur Offer We will be going out to Bordeaux next week to assess the 2011 vintage, when it is a bit less busy following the organised tastings. Some things are however already abundantly clear, the main one...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/04/10/progress-in-portugal-awards-tastings-new-wines/ http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/04/10/progress-in-portugal-awards-tastings-new-wines/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:17:12 +0000 Robert Boutflower http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/?p=3787 http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/04/10/progress-in-portugal-awards-tastings-new-wines/feed/ 1 robertboutflower Douro 2009 En Primeur Offer Cristiano van Zeller uncorks another masterpiece Tanners Douro Red It’s been a busy twelve months for Tanners with Portugal&#8230; Saint George’s Day (23rd April) is traditionally the day when a Port Vintage is declared, and we were one of the first to taste the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/04/04/spice-up-easter-with-these-fantastic-recipes-to-pair-with-rhone-wines-and-sign-up-for-our-next-masterclass/ http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/04/04/spice-up-easter-with-these-fantastic-recipes-to-pair-with-rhone-wines-and-sign-up-for-our-next-masterclass/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:06:46 +0000 Alison Chadwick http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/?p=3837 http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/04/04/spice-up-easter-with-these-fantastic-recipes-to-pair-with-rhone-wines-and-sign-up-for-our-next-masterclass/feed/ 1 alichadwick Hannah Schwarzer Hannah Schwarzer Recommendations Mat Evans Mat Evans Recommendations At the start of 2012 our Tanners branches introduced their ‘six step plan’ to ‘improve your wine knowledge’. OK, so the ‘six step plan’ bit might sound like we are encouraging you to stop enjoying...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/03/23/romanian-wine-comes-out-of-the-twilight-years-howard-gets-his-teeth-into-a-couple-of-new-arrivals/ http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/03/23/romanian-wine-comes-out-of-the-twilight-years-howard-gets-his-teeth-into-a-couple-of-new-arrivals/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:26:36 +0000 Tanners Wines http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/?p=3779 http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/03/23/romanian-wine-comes-out-of-the-twilight-years-howard-gets-his-teeth-into-a-couple-of-new-arrivals/feed/ 0 tannerswinesltd Cramele Recas - Photo from the Recas website Paparuda Pinot Grigio Paparuda Pinot Noir Romania is certainly not the first country that springs to mind when thinking of tasting something new (writes Howard Hutchins, Wine advisor in our Shrewsbury Cellar Shop). But perhaps it should be!...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/03/12/should-i-invest-in-wine/ http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/03/12/should-i-invest-in-wine/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:49:57 +0000 Robert Boutflower http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/?p=3767 http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/03/12/should-i-invest-in-wine/feed/ 1 robertboutflower Robert Boutflower Lafite Rothschild Buying wine En Primeur means buying before it's even in bottle For previous generations, fine wine buying was all about having a nice big cellar under your house and filling it with an annual order placed during a long and boozy lunch with your wine merchant!...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/02/21/introducing-tanners-wine-masterclasses/ http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/02/21/introducing-tanners-wine-masterclasses/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:32:26 +0000 Alison Chadwick http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/?p=3732 http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/02/21/introducing-tanners-wine-masterclasses/feed/ 1 alichadwick FREE Cape Wine Braai Masters with first 50 cases bought in store Learn more with Tanners Regional Wine Guides Pam Paul UPDATED 19 March 2012 &#8211; Added prices for Masterclasses Would you love to learn more about wine? Do you love shopping at Tanners but sometimes find it&#8217;s tricky to decide which wine to buy?...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/01/20/trains-eagles-automobiles-introducing-tanners-douro-red/ http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/01/20/trains-eagles-automobiles-introducing-tanners-douro-red/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:03:08 +0000 Tanners Wines http://tannerswines.wordpress.com/?p=3688 http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/01/20/trains-eagles-automobiles-introducing-tanners-douro-red/feed/ 0 tannerswinesltd The Benelli Eagle of the Douro The views towards Spain James Tanner, John Melhuish & the team at Duorum Tanners Douro Red The Tanners name prefixes just three red wines on our list at the moment, one from Bordeaux, one from the Rhône and a Red Burgundy. So we are very excited at the prospect of a fourth, again from a...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/01/06/tanners-tastings-javier-hidalgos-manzanilla-sherry-launch-meet-the-producers-tickets-now-on-sale/ http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/01/06/tanners-tastings-javier-hidalgos-manzanilla-sherry-launch-meet-the-producers-tickets-now-on-sale/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:24:10 +0000 Alison Chadwick http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/?p=3654 http://blog.tanners-wines.co.uk/2012/01/06/tanners-tastings-javier-hidalgos-manzanilla-sherry-launch-meet-the-producers-tickets-now-on-sale/feed/ 0 alichadwick Spring Tasting Javier Hidalgo The Lion Hotel The Lion & Pheasant The Prince Rupert Hambrook House Albright Hussey Wenlock Spring Meet the Producers - Walk Round Spring Tasting UPDATE 31/01/12 &#8211; Last few tickets remaining! Our walk-round spring tasting this year will take place on Tuesday 13th March, and we suggest you...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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