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01/08/2013
Inspired by our director Neil Palmer’s ascent of Mount Kenya last year and the placing of a Wild Thing label on its summit pole, we launched a photo competition inviting all to send us their best photo shots of Wild Thing in unusual places. We are delighted to announce the winners of the competition, Susan […]
23/07/2013
It’s not rocket science (though some of my BBQ food does look like it’s been to space and back!). Choosing appropriate wines for your BBQ is pretty easy and should follow a few simple guidelines. Generally speaking BBQ food flavours are big and bold, it’s likely that meats will have been marinated, or coated in […]
09/07/2013
What exactly are wine diamonds? Wine diamonds called ‘tartrate crystals’ in wine, are totally harmless and are at worst a mild nuisance… Tartaric and potassium acids are found naturally in grape juice, and when they bind together to form crystals, they are scientifically known as potassium bitartrate (same as cream of tartar used in cooking). […]
18/06/2013
We’re doing something about carbon End of June each year is not only our financial year end, it’s also the end of our carbon year. We will need to calculate quite how much carbon we’ve used running our business for the previous 12 months. To help us do this we chose industry experts ‘EcoAct’ (Eco-Act.com) […]
10/05/2013
Wine Gang Mixed Case We’ve chosen six of their (and ours!) favourites from the forty wines reviewed in their report, and are pleased to offer the ‘Wine Gang Six Pack’ at a great discounted price of £59.99 (was £64.23) The Millton Vineyards Riverpoint Viognier 2011 Gisborne, New Zealand, Dry White (Screwcap), 13.5% abv “A biodynamic […]
30/04/2013
The marketing experts would tell us that only a tiny percentage of new brands last 10 years or more, so we’re delighted that our Vintage Roots own label Touchstone wine brand has reached a ten year milestone! However, all good things must come to an end, and these wines are no longer available today. The […]
13/04/2013
Millton Vineyards, Gisbourne, New Zealand Vintage Roots are proud to represent the wines from Millton, we have fantastic vintages in stock from his entry level £12.99 wines which have recently (March 2013) been reviewed by top wine critic Tom Cannavan. (WINE-PAGES.COM) It was in the 1980s that Millton vineyard was established by James Millton. He […]
06/04/2013
What is Vegetarian and Vegan wine? The fact that a wine is organic or biodynamic has no bearing on whether the wine will be suitable for vegetarians or vegans. What’s important (and we find out with every one of our wines), is how it is treated or finished in the final stages of being made. […]
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