Tag Archives: Majestic

The Wizard of Oz, with Guests

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Karl Laczko

I’ve been to a few events recently where I find myself apologising for not keeping up with the Wine Blog, so what better reason can there be to dust off the writing cobwebs than a rare visit to the North East … Continue reading →

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4 by 3…a NEWTS tasting

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Karl Laczko

4 classic wine styles, 3 local retailers each offering an interpretation from their range; this was the premise for the July meeting of the North East Wine Tasting Society and meant a record 12 wines for the 2 hour meeting. … Continue reading →

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Wine buying in the U.K. (Chapter 3 – Specialist retailers)

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Karl Laczko

We’ve previously covered Supermarkets where wine is sold along with the weekly Grocery shop. This section covers the dedicated wine stores and on-line retailers whose livelihood is predominantly wine and spirits. Oddbins has been around since the early ‘60s and … Continue reading →

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