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Wines from South Africa
On the eve of Pinotage Day, we explore some great wines from South Africa.

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Oct 11, 2019
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Autumnal wine and food pairing
Trees are turning and the days are getting cooler, so here's a food and wine pairing to warm your cockles.

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Sep 30, 2019
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Vines....In Yorkshire??
A write up of our tour and tasting at the Yorkshire Heart brewery and vineyard.

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Sep 20, 2019
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Chocolate and Wine
September the 13th is International Chocolate Day. For Wines for the Weekend, we recommend some pairings with dark, milk and white!

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Sep 13, 2019
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Great wines for picnics
Summer is here and it's time to enjoy the sunshine by relaxing with a hamper load of snacks and drinks. Here's our recommendations

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Jul 27, 2019
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Greek wines
Greece is known for feta cheese, Gods, smashing plates and a strange alphabet, but what about its wines? We sample 3 Greek wines for the we

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Jul 16, 2019
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48 hours at Britain's largest vineyard
The Denbies Estate, is three times the size of any other vineyard in the UK.  We went along for 48 hours to see whether "biggest"

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Jun 15, 2019
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English wine week
It's English Wine Week! What better excuse than to celebrate our blooming wine industry.

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
May 25, 2019
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The Judgement of Swindon!
28 wine tasters in a community centre in Swindon blind tasted and scored Californian and French wines. Which country was victorious?

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Apr 27, 2019
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Wines for Spring
This month's Wines for the Weekend have been picked for the onset of spring.

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Apr 26, 2019
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Dabbling in the Danube
From the Grapevine took a trip down the Danube on 2 wheels, visiting 3 countries in 5 days. The wines, spirits and cakes all got sampled.

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Apr 22, 2019
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Wine gifts for Mother's Day
With Mother's Day on the horizon, it's time to get organised and find something nice for Mum. We have some boozy gift ideas for all

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Mar 1, 2019
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New Zealand wines
February 6th is New Zealand's Waitangi Day. What better excuse did we need to get a rabble of tasters around to try out some New Zealan

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Feb 6, 2019
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Wines for the weekend - January 2019
Dry January? This week's Wines for the Weekend are about drinking less, but drinking better

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Jan 3, 2019
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Wines for the weekend - December 2018
This week's pick of Wines for the Weekend showcases French grapes that have made their home elsewhere. Plus a Wiltshire treat!

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Dec 3, 2018
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Battle of the Irish Creams!
Christmas simply wouldn't be Christmas without some Irish liqueur in the house, abut can the Wiltshire version beat the brand leader?

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Nov 25, 2018
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Wines for the weekend - Wines for Halloween
With Halloween around the corner, here's my recommendation of wines to celebrate with.

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Oct 26, 2018
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Wroughton wine tasting
From the Grapevine headed off to the Ellendune Centre in Wroughton to conduct a fundraising blind wine tasting. Here's what happened...

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Oct 4, 2018
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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...

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Sep 29, 2018
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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

Claire @ fromthegrapevine
Aug 2, 2018
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