Articles for ' online wine'

When it comes to English national pride, one thing ranks very high on the last above all others. No, not Morris Dancing, but that universally revered, omnipotent sport, Football. It seems odd that Football is surrounded by such feverish passion across a wide range of demographics in the UK considering the lack of success achieved by our national team in recent history.

A hark back to that fateful day… read the rest of “The Pride of England ”

Sales at Classic Wine Direct increased significantly over the few weeks running up to Christmas and although there was no bench mark to compare against for last year, the volume of visits and the number of people buying was extremely pleasing.People seem to be shopping more online for their wine for a number of reasons.  The extremely cold weather and the treacherous conditions underfoot over Christmas may have persuaded many… read the rest of “Classic Wine Direct Sales Bubble At Christmas!!”

Perez Cruz made their first wines in 2002 and have amassed an impressive array of awards and gold medals. Their beautiful estate is Situated in the Alto-Maipo region with only the most suitable grape varieties chosen to produce outstanding quality.

Awards and associated wines include:

International Wine Challenge 2006-Gold Medal (Syrah Reserva 06)

International Wine Challenge 2008-Silver Medal (Syrah Reserva 06)

Decanter Awards… read the rest of “Perez Cruz Wines, Maipo Valley, Chile”

This quality operation is run by The Cuvelier family are the owners of Bordeaux’s Leoville Poyferre (2nd growth Medoc) and this is their Argentinean operation. They have a state of the art winery as well as the collaboration of one of Argentina’s most talented winemakers, Adrian Manchon. They also use the talents of Michel Rolland as a consultant (famous French vigneron). The vineyards are immaculate thanks to Carlos Tizio… read the rest of “Cuvelier los Andes, Vista Flores, Argentina”

I recognise that shop – isn't that where they film the excellent Classic Wine Direct Videos?

If you’ve already watched the wine videos on the Classic Wine Direct site, then you may have noticed that the setting looks remarkably like a wine… read the rest of “Introducing Colin's Shop!”