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Swindon's guide to wine and spirits
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Sep 29, 2018
Rioja tasting at Savernake Street
On a balmy Friday in Swindon, a group came together to taste a range of Rioja wines. Here's what happened...
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Aug 2, 2018
The South American wine adventure
This month or Swindon tasters took a viticultural tour of South America and found several wines to tickle the tastebuds
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Jun 6, 2018
Viva el vino! Wines of Spain and Portugal
Before you head off to Spain and portugal on your holidays, brush up on some of their wines.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
May 25, 2018
Noroc to Moldova!
For this blog post we travel further afield from Swindon to the World's largest producer of wine; The Republic of Moldova!
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Apr 23, 2018
English wines for St George's Day
On a sunny Friday evening before St George's Day, a group gathered at the picturesque Richard Jefferies Museum to sample English wines.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Mar 1, 2018
Fairtrade wine and cheese night
We sampled seven great fairtrade wines at a tasting in Swindon to see which got the thumbs up and explore exactly where the money goes.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Jan 26, 2018
Australia day wines
Wine lovers gathered in Rudi's bar to sample 7 great Australian wines on their National Day.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Sep 3, 2017
Wines from surprising places
Supermarket shelves are packed with wines from countries we know, but there’s a few new faces appearing... we discover wines from surprising
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Jul 21, 2017
Who put the bubbles in our fizz?
The French claim that they invented champagne, but one sleepy Gloucestershire village has other ideas. Just who did put bubbles in our fizz
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Jul 14, 2017
Our Tour de France - Wine tasting for Bastille Day
On Bastille Day, 20 eager tasters gathered in the beautiful gardens of the Richard Jefferies museum for a wine "Tour de France".
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Jun 1, 2017
24 hours at the Three Choirs vineyard
A winery tour at the Three Choirs Vineyard in Newent turned into 24 hours of perfection.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
May 13, 2017
A fair deal on wines
May 13th is Fairtrade Day. We sampled seven great Fairtrade wines at a Swindon tasting to see which got the thumbs up, and learn more about
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Apr 23, 2017
A St George's Day pairing
A wine pairing with England's Springtime produce
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Dec 1, 2016
Fun with fizz!
Taking four fizz loving volunteers in a Wiltshire living room, and four bottles of sparkling wine from different countries, here's the r
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Oct 31, 2016
A riesling that goes bang on firework's night!
To celebrate British sausage week and Guy Fawkes night, we have a cracker of a recipe with an award winning wine.
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