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Celebrate – Taste, Share, Enjoy, Educate
Hello all,August has arrived already, BBQ season, sunshine, enjoying time outside and getting used tospending time with friends and family again, as restrictions ease further.As we move through the year, there are lots of occasions to reflect on and celebrate. For us this is aspecial time, lots of memories of the start of a journey. A journey that took the empty shell of ashop, and turned it into the exploration of all things wine that is The Grape to Glass.Five years ago in July the keys were collected and work started, walls were stripped and lined, a newfloor was laid,...
Sparkling Syn-ful September
Hello all, The time feels right for us to slowly start to reintegrate ourselves with the world, start to enjoy the freedoms and become comfortable with the new normal. It has been a tough time for us all, families, businesses and communities, but the sacrifices have been worth it and have certainly taught us what is important in life. So as we head towards the end of summer (I know right it doesn’t feel like we have even started summer this year), the schools are starting back up we need to celebrate. What better way to celebrate than with our...
Feel fine with fabulous fizz
Hello, In the words of Eddie and Patsy (I am not Absolutely Fabulous so won’t compete with them) Bolly Sweetie Darling! Well not quite Bolly for us, as we prefer to choose our fizz based on character and personality rather than name. We have always carried a range of fizz, from a Pignoletto Frizzante (you may remember this was my Christmas day morning drink from two years ago), through Cava and Prosecco to Champagne. We even carry local sparkling Pefriog (blanc and rose) from Gwinllan Conwy. Our own Ab Fab Tim (I’ll leave you to choose if he is Eddie...
Old world, New world, Spring into our world
Hello,As March arrives the snowdrops and daffodils are blooming, the evenings are getting lighter, theskies (occasionally) are blue, and there is a little hint of temperatures rising (well the rain is a littlewarmer at least). Spring is arriving.There is a lot of debate in the wine world about old world versus new world wines and the positivesand negatives of each. Not just in the wine world but in the shop also as our own views and personaltastes come to the fore (Pete - for those with an interest I am of the not overly bothered where it isfrom it is...
Give a little love, share a wine you love, find a new love
Hello,February has arrived, the month of love. If there is something we all need right now it is love. Intrying times we support and care for each other, there is a lot of love around at the moment.Here at The Grape to Glass there is always a lot of love, especially when Tim is around with hispassion for wine, and educating others in wine. Mark has a similar passion, and Ant’s passion growsby the day.We all love wine, and we enjoy helping you to find the wines that you love. We enjoy supplying youwith your favourites, the ones you know,...