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Wokingham Wine Festival

[ December 5, 2009 to December 6, 2009. ] [caption id="attachment_1465" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Wokingham Wine Festival logo"][/caption]

The Wokingham Wine Festival (Berkshire) on 5-6 December 2009 provides anopportunity for wine-lovers to taste and buy fine wines supplied by members of the ASDW (the Association of Small Direct Winemerchants). ASDW members offer between them a huge range of fine wines from around the world.

The event is [...]

ASDW Tasting at Canons Ashby

[ June 27, 2009; ] ASDW (The Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants) returns to the National Trust’s Canons Ashby near Daventry in Northants on 27 June 2009 to continue the successful series of tastings in elegant surroundings.
An ideal opportunity to taste ASDW members’ wines and then buy your supply of fine wines from around the world, most of which [...]

Wokingham Wine Fair – December 2008

[ December 6, 2008; December 7, 2008; ] Just right for stocking up in the run-up to Christmas, the Wokingham Wine Fair takes place on 6-7 December 2008 – a few miles east of Reading and the M4 in Berkshire.:
The Wokingham Wine Fair brings together members of the ASDW, the Association of Small Direct Wine-Merchants which was formed by a group of British [...]

English Wine Week at Quoins Organic Vineyard

[ May 31, 2008; ]
With English Wine Week coming to a close on Sunday 1 June 2008, there is still time to visit a local vineyard, one of which is likely to be within striking distance as they are peppered across the map from the Isles of Scilly in the Southwest up to Yorkshire and Lancashire in the North [...]

Ultimate Wines Chianti Tasting

[ January 26, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Short notice but Ultimate Wines is holding a Chianti Classico tasting on Saturday, 26 January, at 6:00 pm. The tasting will be at -

8 Millbank, Mill Road, Marlow, Bucks. SL7 1UA

Cost – ONLY GBP 5.00 (and that’s just to cover the food I’ll be serving)

Space is limited so be sure to call or [...]

UK Wine Producers Toast Lifting of Planting Ban

The EU Council has agreed to a permanent exclusion of the UK from the planting rights regime.
This planting restriction had been the greatest challenge to the continued development of the wine industry in the UK, which has been growing very successfully over many years. Under this EU planting ban, UK wine producers [...]

Daventry Wine Tasting

[ November 10, 2007; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] The Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants (www.adsw.co.uk) will be presenting wines at the Annual Wine Fair at Canons Ashby House near Daventry, Northants on Saturday 10 November 2007 11.00am – 4.00pm.
Canons Ashby House is a tranquil Elizabethan manor house set in beautiful gardens owned by the National Trust not far from the M1 [...]

ASDW Tasting

The Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants is holding a tasting at Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire on Sunday 9th September 2007 from 11am to 4pm, in a marquee in the grounds.
No confirmed details of which members of the association are show-casing their range but ‘A number’ are likely to be present.
Canon’s Ashby House is [...]

English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition 2007

The results from the English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition 2007 have just been released. There is a wider base of winners this year, showing a growing spread of top quality producers in the industry.
The judging panel – all Masters of Wine – was headed by Patricia Stefanowicz MW in her first [...]

Decanter Wines

A member of the Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants Decanter Wines specialises in Spainish Wines.
The list is not huge but the quality of the wines, all hand picked and tasted by the husband and wife team, is excellent. About as much information as you could possibly require is available on the website – tasitng [...]

Bristol Wine Company Barbecue and Tasting

Head down to Bristol for the great Bristol Wine Company’s Wine and Barbecue Tasting at City Cafe on Temple Rose Street this coming Saturday (19th May).
“With its emphasis on innovative contemporary cuisine supported by outstanding service in plush surroundings, there’s no better place to stage our third wine tasting (in association with City Inn) than [...]

Italy Abroad

Not just 15o wines on the list but a fine looking range of deli items too – pasta sauces, olive oils, balsamic vinegars and the like. Italy Abroad is a member of the ASDW (Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants) about which you can read in the Telegraph.
The plethora of unusual grape varieties [...]

Grapestalk Winter 2007

That loose collective of UK independent wine retailers – the The Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants – has released the third issue of Grapestalk. This is a down-loadable wine and food magazine (in PDF format) that is published quarterly by the Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants. It is mainly written by ASDW [...]

ASDW – Special Mixed Cases

That happy bunch of like-minded fellows – The Association of Small Direct Winemakers – have combined in more ways than one this month.
They now offer a small range of mixed taster cases offering the opportunity to gain an insight into their various ranges. Each member has selected a wine to put into one of [...]

The Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants

John mentioned the Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants and their tasting a few days ago. I thought a more in-depth look at this loose collection of specialists was worth while.
Established last year, I believe, the association now comprises 20 small wine merchants who directly selling to the general public via mail order and [...]