Newsletters
First Generation Winemakers
“Call it fate, call it luck, call it karma, I believe everything happens for a reason” Dr Peter Venkman, Ghostbuster Some people are born into wine. Generations of their family...
Fricasse of Rabbit
by Tom Davidson In the UK the rabbit has been shunned in favour of the chicken. It’s a very sad state of affairs that we don’t eat enough rabbit. The...
Jinchao Jiang's Memories....
How did you get into wine and why do you like it? I’ve always been generally very into food and after trying a truly stunning Italian wine in Switzerland, I...
Laura Coffin's Memories
How did you get hired at Wine Co? I’d been buying wine from the Shop since my first September in St Andrews and that Valentine’s Day, I went in to...
Fortified & Fungi
by Tom Davidson Lo and behold there are plenty of mushrooms about if you know where to look! Hedgehog, chanterelle, winter chanterelle and ceps are all in abundance. I went out...
Tiago Silva Reis, Real Companhia Velha
Ever since his grandfather took over Real Companhia Velha in 1960, the Silva Reis family have focused their efforts on making wonderful ports and wines from their Douro Valley vineyards....
Why you should drink Tawnies
by Peter Wood I’m getting old. A couple of months ago I went to get a routine eye test and my optician informed me that while my sight hadn’t deteriorated,...
Our trip to Porto
by Miller Cornelius Upon sharing the exciting news of an upcoming wine and port tasting trip to Porto, people laughed or grimaced (obviously not those of you who are already...