Category: Wine Blog

Last week I was shopping during my lunch hour when I saw something that I found remarkable in the window of a branch of Vision Express.  I have since mentioned...

by Guest Blogger, Will Evered More than most things in life, I love a trip to Burgundy. The wines from this part of France have been my favourite for a...

As I volunteered to host Christmas dinner for my in-laws this year I couldn’t help getting stressed about the mountain of shopping that had to be done while the shops...

It’s Christmas Eve and I’m sat here with Mrs 12×75 having just completed all the prep for tomorrow’s lunch. The Xmas Frank Sinatra album is on in the background and...

Should we be worried about a global wine shortage? My first reaction to the news of the global wine shortage was to feel ever so slightly offended that so many...

Disgraced wine collector and alleged fraudster Rudy Kurniawan is now on trial, but the wackiness began before he even stepped in court on Monday, 9 December. During a pre-trial hearing...

As you know, this isn’t a wine review site, but coming up to Christmas it seemed appropriate to say a few words about a bottle that our readers actually might...

By Will Evered – BWI Private Client Advisor I don’t think many would disagree that the wine trade largely revolves around London. We have any number of excellent restaurants, wine...

Preparation for winter in my household is pretty much non-existent, although we usually try to live without the central heating until the end of October to save a bit of...