Over the past six years since the first International Pinotage Day, interest in and excitement around the occasion has grown immensely. Every year, the second Saturday in October is always a highlight on the calendar as wine lovers around the globe celebrate South Africa’s national variety. When is Pinotage Day? Celebrate #PinotageDay this year on […]

International #GrenacheDay is Friday September 18th the world over and we thought it would be a good opportunity to celebrate this mostly unsung grape variety.  Grenache makes great wines greater, rosés blush, and stands on its own as a velvety wine expressing its deep-rooted terroir and umami mouthfeel in every sip.  Although only a couple […]

Celebrate International Left Hander Day on Thursday 13th August 2020 by ordering a bottle of Mollydooker Did you know “Mollydooker” is Aussie slang for Left Handed? The name Mollydooker was coined when it was realised that Sarah Marquis (owner and winemaker) and 7 of the then 11 staff shared the uncommon left handed trait. This […]

Enjoy a bottle of Ernie Els Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon – the perfect choice to pair with a hearty beef pie. The Ernie Els Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon has red berry fruits billowing from the glass with classic cigar notes over elegant crushed dried herbs, black cherry and ripe plums with red cherry freshness. The […]

Local Suffolk artisan charcuterie producer Dingley Dell Cured create an exceptional range of fermented sausages and air-dried whole muscle cuts from their herd of pure Red Duroc pigs, which are bred and reared with impeccable provenance, welfare and sustainability on the East Suffolk coast. To launch their new online store they asked Danny Spencer, who […]

Translated as ‘Cape View’, family owned Kaapzicht Estate commands a stunning position in Stellenbosch, with magnificent views over to Table Bay in the distance. Danie Steytler Jnr (pictured above) has taken over from his father as winemaker, and continues the estate’s success with Pinotage and Chenin Blanc. The estate’s old vine, oaked Chenin Blanc known […]

Our focus this month is award winning, organic New Zealand producer, Greystone.  Established in 2004 and recently described by Decanter Magazine as one of New Zealand’s top wine producers, Greystone takes its name from the steep limestone clay hills in Waipara Valley, North Canterbury. With the aim of making exceptional wines from its unique terroir, […]

With Bremerton as our Australian producer of the month it feels appropriate to pass on the response from another one of our Australian producers, when a customer enquired as to how they could raise money to support those affected by the devastating bush fires over recent months.  “Buying all things Australian is top of the […]

Bremerton Wines is a family-run estate, with sisters Rebecca Wilson (Winemaker) and Lucy Wilson (Marketing Manager) at the helm, who have focussed the family’s wine range on high quality and individualistic wines. They have given Bremerton a strong foothold in the highly competitive wine market with Rebecca’s first label at age 25 – the 1997 Cabernet […]

Congratulations to Bird in Hand winemakers Dylan Lee and Kym Milne MW, who have won the coveted trophy for the ‘Red Winemaker of the Year’ at what is considered the world’s most influential wine competition, the International Wine Challenge (IWC) at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London. This comes just months after Bird in […]

Frontier Fine Wines are delighted to be stocking a new range of South African wines from acclaimed Stellenbosch estate Quoin Rock, who relaunched their range of premium wines in 2018, six years after the Gaiduk family purchased the 200-hectare farm on the western slopes of the Simonsberg Mountains. “This region is known as the Napa […]

It’s Father’s Day on Sunday 16th June 2019, the perfect day for Dad to enjoy The Old Man’s Blend wines from Groote Post: Serious Wines at Seriously Good Prices! The Old Man’s Blend range came into being in 2001 at the behest of Groote Post’s ‘Old Man’, Peter Pentz, who asked the family to blend […]