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  • Wine Club 021 Dates Announced
    February 20, 2024

    Wine Club 021 Dates Announced

    Dates for the next Wine Clubs at Highbury Library are as follows;   Thursday 21st March - 7.30pm Thursday 28th March - 7.30pm   £20 per person to taste and learn about 6 wines.   Reserve your spot now by emailing andrew@highburylibrary.co.uk...

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  • New Year, New Tape
    January 17, 2024

    New Year, New Tape

    If you've recently received wine from us, you might have noticed our awesome new tape!   If you want to see just how beautiful it is in the flesh, you should probably place an order soon! For those in the...

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  • What to Drink in January
    January 11, 2024

    What to Drink in January

    I'm sure I am not the only one that always feels a huge sense of relief when December and the year finally come to an end. Over-indulgence is hard to avoid at Christmas time, and in the wine world, the...

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  • A Visit to Cantina Ortaccio in Lazio
    January 4, 2024

    A Visit to Cantina Ortaccio in Lazio

    Now that the hectic month of December is over, it's time to catch up on a couple of visits I made in November, starting with Cantina Ortaccio... This is the winemaking project of Massimo Antonuzi and his partner Patrizia Montanari...

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  • A Trip to Barranco Oscuro
    November 10, 2023

    A Trip to Barranco Oscuro

    After Francisco Franco's fascist dictatorship came to an end in the 1970s, Manuel Valenzuela returned to his homeland in the south of Spain. He had escaped to Paris but it was now safe to come back and after working with high quality...

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  • Visiting Ramón Saavedra of Bodega Cauzón
    October 26, 2023

    Visiting Ramón Saavedra of Bodega Cauzón

    The wines of Bodega Cauzón were among the first natural wines we sold when we first opened Highbury Library at the end of 2015. They were always so exciting as they truly reflected the hot, dry and wild landscape from...

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  • A Visit to Charlie Prymaka of Jugo Vins
    October 17, 2023

    A Visit to Charlie Prymaka of Jugo Vins

    Charlie Prymaka relocated from London to Majorca to start his new Jugo Vins project in 2020. On a recent trip to the island, I got in touch and arranged a quick visit. When he first made the move, Charlie worked...

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  • Sicily & Pantelleria
    September 14, 2023

    Sicily & Pantelleria

    In the last few months, we have really enjoyed learning more about about the wines from the Italian islands of Sicily and Pantelleria. We have tasted some amazing bottles along the way so thought it was a good opportunity to share...

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