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Swindon's guide to wine and spirits
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Nov 30
Our festive wine tasting 2024
Find out which wine got our tasters excited at our Festive wine tasting.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Jul 3, 2023
Summer wine tasting
We hosted 25 thirsty wine lovers to taste a range of summer wines.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Apr 17, 2023
Wine Trails
Lonely Planet's 2015 "Wine Trails" book has been updated. Here's my verdict.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Jan 29, 2023
National Furmint Day!
A few facts about the furmint grape in celebration of National Furmint Day.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Nov 26, 2022
Our festive wine tasting
With Christmas around the corner, we attracted a sellout crowd at the Eastcott Community Centre for the Festive wine tasting.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Jul 13, 2022
Bikes and wines along the Loire
Two years later than planned (thanks, Covid!) we packed our panniers and headed off to seek wines along the Loire.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Apr 28, 2022
Events are back!!
I have started up an events calendar for Swindon. Check out the events page for all things wine, beer, spirits...
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Mar 10, 2022
A grape escape in Cheltenham
The Grape Escape has reopened in its new premises in Cheltenham. We popped along to sample its wares.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Dec 1, 2021
Advent wines
Come on a wine journey as I open my wine advent calendar each day...
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Nov 18, 2021
Special wines for special occasions
With Christmas around the corner, we road tested a range of white and red wines in the £15 - £25 bracket to see what tickled our taste buds
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Sep 26, 2021
Exploring Porto and the Douro Valley
I finally escaped 18 months of covid captivity to go and explore the Douro Valley in Northern Portugal - tasting wines along the way!
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
May 23, 2021
National Chardonnay Day
The Thursday before Memorial Day has been designated National Chardonnay Day. Here's our pick of the best supermarket chardonnays.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Mar 19, 2021
Celebrity wines
We take a look at the wines endorsed by celebrities on the supermarket shelves...
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Feb 13, 2021
Wines for your Valentine
Suggestions for pairing your Valentine’s meal with delicious wine choices.
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Oct 14, 2020
Mamma Mia! Our Italian Wine Tasting!
So 2020 has been tricky, but there was appetite for us to run our Italian wine and cheese evening. So we donned our masks, washed our...
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Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Sep 28, 2020
Tasting in the time of Covid
Our wine tasting events planned for spring 2020 were put on hold and - like the rest of the world - we have been waiting and watching,...
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