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Joanna and Kenza were recently invited to pay a visit to Domaine Hugo and Offbeat down near Salisbury in Wiltshire. Here we share some photos along with details of exciting new (and old!) wines... (Dan in the cellar) Dan and Nicola...

Last week, I was fortunate enough to be invited to a tasting in London with Jocelyn Oustric. I've been a fan of Le Mazel wines for a while now and when the importer told me that Jocelyn would be opening up...

Here at Highbury Library we are big fans of Mallorca's natural wine scene. We have recently received shipments from a trio of exciting winemakers that all put their unique stamp on the wines they produce.  Here is a quick overview;...

Back in 2016, not long after we opened, we had a visit from Alex Thorp who told us he had recently started importing natural wines and "would we like to try some?". Eight years later, and his company Wines Under...

The Rietsch family have been farming in the Alsace village of Mittelbergheim since the 17th Century. In the 1970s, Jean Pierre's parents were the first generation to move entirely to winemaking and their enthusiastic son carried on this way of life...

It is believed that the Chenin Blanc grape originated in the Anjou region of the Loire Valley back in the 9th century. Often referred to locally as Pineau de Loire, this variety has always been highly regarded, thanks to its...

We have been huge fans of the wines from Tanca Nica for a few years now. These expressions of the Zibibbo grape (the local name for Muscat) from the rugged and remote island of Pantelleria transport us straight to the...

At the latest edition of Highbury Library Wine Club, there was one clear winner! Samuel Parraga's red Pet Nat 1043 Ancestral made from Malaga's Rome grape variety won the vote on both nights. This is a wild and juicy Pet...