Grapetaste

02/03/2026

Our 2026 Association of Wine Educators Awesome 100 wine selection is launched. Bookmark for when you are next wine shopping to quickly find our expert recommendations that over deliver on quality and value. My own contributions are numbers 4 and 50 if you love tasty Sauvignon Blanc or Malbec!
This guide is SO easy to use - wines are listed by style and price and helpfully you can filter by retailer, country or grape variety. Prices starting at £7.49, going up to special occasion wines over £30. Low and No are also included. Go discover!

Finding wines that have both interest and are good value is a tricky business. That is the raison d'être of this annual selection: unbiased recommendations from professional wine educators who taste many wines in the course of their work, so they know a good wine when they taste one. It's like havi...

15/05/2025

The boutique Domaine Evremond is now fully open to visitors, we are so lucky to have this and several other excellent wine estates a short drive from Faversham. We enjoyed a welcoming and engaging tour of the beautiful vineyards on a glorious spring day, and 'tasted' (no spitting) the first release wine (twice!) - I am very impressed that this is showing delicious toasty, peachy development already, a terrific achievement. Drop in to enjoy a glass or bottle on the terrace with awesome Kent countryside views. Highly recommended!

31/03/2025

Wonderful day out whether you are a wine lover or not. Let's support our home grown wine producers!

31/03/2025

Pretty special bubbles from Dermot Sugrue - 2018 Ex Machina Rose offers the ripe strawberry perfume of that warm vintage but is also super savoury, toasty and complex (over 4 years on lees - yum!). Perfect with venison terrine.

17/03/2025

Very proud of this terrific 2025 collection, carefully curated by our Association of Wine Educators members. Lots of really interesting wines for everyday or pay day occasions and an easy to use resource when you are shopping for wine. My couple of listings are numbers 58 and 63. Enjoy!

03/02/2025

3 issues of Decanter for £1

03/02/2025

Great offer to dip your toe into learning more about wine and how to spend your wine budget wisely. Enjoy ;-)

3 issues of Decanter for £1