Tall Ships 2010 - Stad Amsterdam Wines

Winearray has been selected to provide an Eve of Sail Wine Tasting to guests on board the Stad Amsterdam.

Click on the Tall Ship for details of the wines  tasted on board.

Plain Sailing - 10% discount on  Wines of Portugal in August

A range of wines from Portugal will be available to taste each Friday and Saturday in August -and you can take advantage of a 10% reduction on all wines from Portugal at the same time.

Click here to check out details on regions and wines of Portugal.

Plain Sailing - Tall Ships 6 for 5

Winearray Tall Ships Promotional Voucher Holders - Navigate your way to this very special offer.  Click on the picture for more info.

Jerez meets Havana 

Details coming soon on a unique event taking place at the Old Deanery, Ripon on Thursday, Septmber 30th. 

Jerez (pronounced Haireth) is home to Sherry, and Havana to Cuban cigars with historical links between Spain and Cuba dating back to 1492.  At 'Jerez meets Havana' we will be combining the very best from each of these renowned areas in an evening of Food and Wine pairing together with (an optional) pre and post prandial Havana cigar.

Whilst the cigar appreciation group enjoy their first cigar of the evening in the courtyard, those based inside will be able to immerse themselves in live Flamenco and Spanish Classical guitar music.  Aperitif drinks of Fino and Manzanilla sherries will be served together with  light tapas.

Prior to the main event of Sherry and Tapas pairings we expect to marvel at the dexterous skills of a Cuban cigar maker on a brief visit to this country from the Partagas Cigar factory in Havana.

The evening closes with Aged Solera brandy and coffee; and a post prandial cigar.

Keeping with the Portugal theme here are two wines worthy of selection during this last of the summer months - take advantage of the 10% reduction during August.

Click on the labels for additional info on each wine.

Le Mesnil Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs and Lallier Grand Cru Reserve are two very fine champagnes in the sub £30 bracket.  Superb style, elegance and balance apply to both.  Le Mesnil delivers a light toasty, citrussy freshness and Lallier shows some delightful savoury and red fruit depth from Pinot Noir underpinned by  a fine streak of elegance from the Chardonnay.