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MANON WINES: THE PEARL OF PROVENCE
Just behind the French Alps lies Provence, a wine-producing region in the southeast. While wine has been made here since as long as 2,600 years ago, what makes this region unique is its mixed cultural influences from the likes of Ancient...
Five Red Wine Varieties You Need to Try Today
Have you only recently taken an interest in wine, or perhaps just keen to try something new? At Wine Connection, we believe in sourcing and hand-selecting every bottle of wine we sell. That way, we do the work for you,...
CELEBRATING AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL DAY WITH THE BEST AUSTRALIAN WINES
G'day mate! On the 26th of January we go to the land down under to celebrate Australia Day, which marks the arrival of Britain’s first fleet to Australia in 1788. Celebrations reflect the nation’s diverse society and landscape, and are...
AGAINST ALL ODDS - THE STORY OF YECLA AND FAMILIA CASTAÑO
In Eastern Spain there lies a small town so rich in winemaking history that archaeologists found deep in the heart of the city, the ruins of a wine cellar dating back to the first-century. That town is the Yecla, a...
HAVE A TOAST AND SAVE THE EARTH
Earth Day is held on the 22nd of April, and it came about to Earth Day founder, Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the aftermath of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. As we...
A TOAST TO NEW ZEALAND’S WAITANGI DAY WITH THE BEST OF MARLBOROUGH WINES
Winetangi day, or should we say ‘Waitangi’ Day, celebrates a significant day in the history of New Zealand. It marks New Zealand’s founding document, the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, dating back to the 6th of February 1840! In celebration...