Wine lovers

Devon chef and pub owner uncorks his new wine school

The owner of a gastro pub in Exeter is raising a glass to his new wine school which launches this week.

Luke Davies, the owner of Cowick Barton gastro pub and a local wine expert, is launching Devon Local Wine School to host regular wine tastings, food and wine events and wine qualifications for those keen to learn more about wine.

He will be organising informative and...

One of the favourite styles of wine is its smoothness

46% of UK wine lovers say ‘smoothness’ is key when selecting a wine

What do you look for when choosing a wine?

Chances are that you will be looking for smoothness! According to a survey carried out by top-selling Californian wine brand Apothic, almost 50% of us consider smoothness key when selecting a wine.

When adults in the UK were asked for their favourite style of wine it was surprisingly smooth wines that came out on top:

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