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The 32nd edition of Highbury Library Wine Club was a fun night with all the wines showing really well in my opinion. The winning vote was split between two bottles, both very different styles, which is always nice to see....

Bourgogne. Burgundy. Ever heard of it? The land of great, round, textured whites. The land of beautiful, silky, fragrant, earthy, complex, delicate Pinot Noir. Phew, Burgundy is really a land of exceptional wine.  Unfortunately, it's also the land of bad...

It feels like the UK is finally on board with cold red wine! For years this seemed like quite an alien concept to people but head to any part of Europe and it's very normal. In my opinion, only wine...

Here's an important topic. Drinking well without breaking the bank. That's important. And, to be honest, expensive wines aren't always worth it (some are though, more on that in a future blog post). One thing that's great about natural winemakers...

My doctor often tells me this -- "One Chenin a day keeps the doctor away". Feels like my doctor doesn't really want me to visit him that often. Maybe it's the new NHS strategy to reduce costs? Something to do...

Two new arrivals have landed from the Puzelat family in the Loire...   First up, La Guerrerie 2021 has been released from the Clos du-Tue Boeuf cellar and is a great bottle to see how well the wines age. A...

In April I returned to the town of Ponferrada in northern Spain to visit our good friend Diego Losada of Bodega La Senda. As regular customers will know, we have been working with each other for many years now which...

The May edition of Highbury Library Wine Club will be taking place on Thursday 22nd May at 7.30pm You get to taste 6 wines and learn the stories behind them and the winemakers all for just £20 Email andrew@highburylibrary.co.uk to book...

We have been huge fans of the wines of Alice and Olivier De Moor for as long as we can remember. Located east of Auxerre in the village of Courgis, the duo create beautifully precise and elegant cuvées from the...