Loire Wine Tours

You are now able to log onto our website to see our Xmas mixed cases. www.gfwineblog.co.uk The wines are selected especially with your festive food in mind, whether its the traditional turkey or beef or chicken or indeed a vegetarian options. We have aslo catered for your celebrations and for your other meals. Do you […]

Yesterday I told you all about the beautiful destination Manoir de Gourin. We do self catering holidays. Also if you fancy a wine tour and sighseeing holiday why not have a look at our website www.loirewinetours.com . We run guided tours along the Loire valley its magical. Cheers.

  Are you thinking about your summer hols next year. Why not? Its gloomy Britain and Dave's making it even more so. What better way than to look forward to a summer holiday in France where life is easy and full of the good things like great wine, amazing food and some breathtaking sights. You get […]

We will be working our socks off trying to give everyone a great time at the Taste of Christmas Show at Excel London on 7,8,9 December. We now have our Christmas wine boxes sorted so go onto our website www.gfwine.co.uk and have a look for yourselves. At the show we will also be doing a […]

Please take a look at our website www.gfwine.co.uk which now has our christmas mixed wine cases of 6 and 12 bottles. There are some good selections that will be a great match with your christmas menu. Have a look on the home page for our selections. I have also given you some pairings of the […]

Next week we have an important date marked in the calendar. We are off the France to do some tasting of the 2012 vintage in the Loire valley.  The interest is the reds of Cabernet Franc which will have fermented and are now starting their ageing process. This time of year is important as it […]

Do you have love and eat beans? Well you should if you want to be happy and live longer so says Dan Buettner in his book about blue zones. These are areas in the world were people live the longest. There are only five so get going before they get filled up! No and I'm […]

I read a very interesting article in the telegraph mag on saturday about a lady by the name of Marisa Leaf who founded a website www.hubbub.co.uk  that provides a home delivery service from local shops. Currently she does this in parts of London and hopes to expand it further. Fantastic well done Marisa Leaf. The […]

Ever tried Absinthe. Its a drink made form the plant herb called Artemisia Absinthism commonly known as grand wormwood. Nicknames include the Green Fairy, The Green Muse, and the queen of poisons. It is traditionally prepared by pouring ice cold water onto a sugar cube which is then dripped into a glass containing Absinthe. The […]

A news item from the UK Sunday Times on 4 November. All those  drink fuelled excesses of some celebrities are helping to cut alcohol consumption among those in their late teens and early twenties, researches believe. Far from wishing to emulate stars from sport and showbusiness who are photographed staggering out of nightclubs experts say […]