Loire Wine Tours

  Whilst I enjoy the high life (no not really) Karin has been busy with our new website for our holiday accommodation. When its ready I'll tell you all to have a look. Manoir de Gourin is in the Loire valley France. Its a lovely spot for relaxing, seeing the sights, walking and cycling, and […]

  In addition to our extended wine list we are also adding spirits and beers so watch this space. We now sell Calvados and Brandy. The Brandy is from Cognac country and is from an estate run by the Méry family who have produced their cognac since 1946. This is a premier cru Cognac from […]

gfwine Great news our new wine list has been published. It now covers most of France and Spanish wines from Mentrida. Next step is to update our websites with the new list of wines. Please email simon at sgrainger@gfwine.co.uk for a list of our portfolio. We are also updating our retail website www.gfwine.co.uk so hang […]

The UK government is considering legislation banning the practice of discounting for bigger quantities of wine. Currently supermarkets and others give a discount if you buy say six bottles of wine which the government says encourages people to buy larger quantities and therefore encourages them to drink more. Really this is another government booboo that […]

  You will be happy to hear that we are now  selling Indian wine. During the restaurant show we invited our Indian partners to present their wines, and they were a runaway success with those that tasted the wines.

  Its a big pity that we are controlled by politicians, lobbyists and big business. It controls our lives in most facets including that of wine. Would it not be wonderful if wine journalists actually took an interest in small wine makers, wine importers, wine distributors and wine merchants. They don't. They are controlled by […]

  You see there has been a new appellation in the Loire since 2009 called Saumur Puy Note Dame and you may not have heard of it. Almost definitely not. The first vintage was 2007. It is a small appellation interms of area and the soil has to be exactly right. The INAO vigorously test […]

I thought a word about the best white grape in the world would be appropriate considering particularly as it is my favourite for making deliciously dry and also wonderful sweet wines with the added plus that it is the best white wine for ageing. I have just invested in some Montlouis AOC from near Tours […]

We will shortly be offering some good deals on our wines at www.gfwine.co.uk so be poised to jump in and see what we have to offer. Our range has increased to the wider french regions so you should be able to find a wine of your liking. We are also now adding some Indian wines […]

  I wonder how much of our wine in this country is bought in from abroad without paying duty. It makes life difficult for the legal importers who compete against these illegal imports. According to a report in the paper recently the amount the revenue losses in duty each year is £1.2 billion. Thats a heck of […]