Stories
A pre-harvest Q&A with Alex Starey of Stellenbosch star, Keermont
Newly appointed member of the prestigious Cape Winemakers Guild, hear from him about the emotions and excitements ahead of vintage 2022.
Cupano: the latest press on the 2021 releases
"If you’ve never indulged in a mature bottle of Cupano Brunello, then you may not realize just how much of a visionary and trailblazer he really was." Eric Guido, Vinous
Is Piquette the ultimate summer drink?
Low alcohol, low waste, delicious and affordable - sounds perfect to us!
Cupano: A true gent and one of the greats...
The lovely, gentle, founder, winemaker of Cupano, Lionel Cousin, died peacefully at Cupano in April.
There's a first time for everything....
We've been voted Decanter Magazine's best midsize online retailer of the year!
Bargain Bordeaux, it does exist!
May is traditionally a jolly busy time for many UK based wine merchants. It’s Bordeaux en primeur season, where, in “normal” times, you’d find tasting rooms swarming with winos swirling, slurping and lauding the virtues of one such barrel sample of wine from the most recent vintage
SWIG’s Ultimate takeout wine pairings - Pick me ups for that final stretch of Lockdown
With a post lockdown opening date for restaurants on the horizon but still very much in the distance, now is the time to ease those final weeks of waiting with some knockout pairings to lift your takeway to the heights
Discovering Englands Answer to Fine Red Burgundy
I travel a fair amount to make wine, and when I meet people while I'm away one of the first things I’m asked, usually with an incredulous look, is: does England make wine?
Swig's Alphabet of Wine - 6 wine terms that have us all scratching our heads!
Wine is inundated with fancy pants terms designed to bamboozle even the most vinous minded among us. So here's Swig scribe Darren with a few words to help demystify even the most convoluted among them.
