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15 Oct

Wine Gifts: the Essential Guide

16 October 2020
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Over the past year, we’ve been sending wine as gifts to customers all across the UK. So we’ve decided to share some practical tips with you. Find out which wine is best to choose as a gift, how to send a wine gift by...

26 Sep

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Independent Wine’s twenty premium Italian wines win Decanter Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals

26 September 2020
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Independent Wine, a Premium Italian wine specialist, announces that twenty wines in its portfolio won Decanter Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals in the latest Decanter Awards ceremony. These wines represent some of Italy’s best examples from highly prized denominations, including Barolo, Amarone, and Chianti...

09 Sep

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Ask the experts: why are the best Italian wines always made from hand-picked grapes?

13 September 2020
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It's common knowledge that the best Italian wines are made from hand-picked grapes, but have you ever wondered why? Hand picking is a feature that winemakers often shout about. Usually, grapes for inexpensive mass-produced wines are picked by machines. Prestigious vineyards –...

25 Aug

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Independent Wine Shortlisted for TWO Decanter Retailer Awards 2020

25 August 2020
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Decanter has announced its Retailer Awards shortlist for 2020, and Independent Wine is up for two awards: Newcomer of the Year and Italy Specialist. It goes without saying that we're absolutely ecstatic to have been chosen, and to be up against such prestigious names like...

25 Aug

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Which of the The WineHunter’s best Italian wines can you buy in the UK?

25 August 2020
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Every year, panels of experts gather at The WineHunter's Merano WineFestival to decide which Italian wines are the best. But a few months before that, they blind-taste and score thousands of bottles over the course of a few days to find the most outstanding...

20 Aug

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Alto Adige: Where to taste aromatic Pinot Noir and Gewurztraminer from Alpine vineyards

25 August 2020
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This August, Elvira and I hopped in our car and drove 1,500 miles from Edinburgh to Alto Adige to meet our winemakers. This denomination is home to Europe’s highest vineyards, planted on the slopes of the Dolomite Alps, and it’s stunningly beautiful. We had...

24 Jul

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A wine-tasting getaway to the land of Barolo, Arneis and Moscato: where to stay and what to taste

24 July 2020
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If you adore Italian wines like powerful Barolo and Barbaresco, light and sweet Moscato d’Alba, and deliciously floral Roero Arneis, it's hard to beat a wine tasting holiday in Piedmont. After months of lockdown, we're all desperate to get out into the world again. And,...

29 Jun

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Where does Chianti Classico get its zingy cherry flavour?

28 July 2020
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Have you ever wondered where does Chianti Classico get its zingy cherry flavour? Every fan of Chianti Classico can instantly recognise the wine's captivating freshness. For those who aren't familiar with it, the palette marries fresh cherry with flavoursome aromas of chocolate, vanilla, hazelnut...

16 Jun

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Are premium and inexpensive wines produced in the same way?

27 August 2020
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Inexpensive wines are only supposed to be enjoyable for a short time after purchase. They need to be made at a large scale, and the winemaking is done as fast as possible – often using automation and chemicals. Grapes are picked by mechanical harvesters,...

05 Jun

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What is the right price for Barolo?

21 July 2020
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What is the right price for Barolo? With bottles costing anywhere from £16 to £260 and over, it's a really broad range. If you're not a wine expert, it can be hard to know whether you're getting great value for money, or are paying...

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