Wine52 have made a return to Italy, and a good thing too. Italy’s wine history stretches back to at least the 8th century BCE with Etruscan, Phoenician and Greek influences bringing wine into a cultural highlight. Plus, some lower estimates identify 500 local grape varieties. Clearly, Wine52 have a lot of exploring here to do! The Adriatic Coast is the region of choice this time and quite a large one too, spanning from Friuli-Venezia Giulia down to Abruzzo and Puglia. It gives a great chance to…

We’ve always been fans of the Waitrose Cellar wine range, with a fantastic selection of good, quality brand names for when you’re unsure what to buy, but also a wealth of fun, unusual wines with interesting provenance for the adventurers. Waitrose Cellar is the place to go if you want a bit of variety in your wine rack. And, there’s no better time to sample the delights than right now. Their “Buy 6, Save 25%” offer doesn’t come around as often as the other supermarkets, but that makes it all the…

Naked Wines are best known for their pioneering lead on a business model that most importantly benefits the winemakers themselves. The model acts as a sort of investment, allowing their members, known as Angels, to invest a small fee each month into their accounts that can be used on the next order. This both allows customers to save up for their next wine top-up and allows Naked to immediately invest in their winemakers. By bringing their customers closer to independent winemakers like this…