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English Wine autumn events

Celebrating the publication of the revised edition of English Wine, below are details of where you can come see Oz Clarke this autumn for a spot of wine tasting and a chat about the book.  Friday 16th September – Chorleywood Bookshop wine tasting. 7.30pm More details… Read More

Excellent English Prize 2021

Well done Oz! Joint winner in The Queen’s English Society’s ‘Excellent English Prize 2021’ for his book English Wine.    … Read More

BBC Radio 4 ‘The Food Programme’ – Oz Clarke: A Life Through Wine

Oz Clarke, the popular man of wine, has enjoyed success in wine writing and broadcasting for four decades. First appearing on our screens on BBC2’s Food and Drink in the 1980s, he helped lead a wine drinking revolution in Britain. Visiting Oz to share a glass or two from his… Read More

Oz Clarke On Wine

Oz Clarke On Wine is a fast-paced, informative and witty romp around the world of wine. Crammed with Oz’s encyclopaedic knowledge and personal tastes, it explores the grape varieties key to the world’s major wine styles, and the vineyards and regions where a vast trove of wine treasure… Read More

BRITISH BUBBLES

Good bubbles lift your spirits just by gazing at them in the glass – isn’t it the bubbles in the wine that are important rather than the flavour? Well, creating good bubbles requires skill, patience and money but the flavour and acidity of the grapes really matters. All around… Read More

English Wine: From still to sparkling: The NEWEST New World wine country

It used to be the easiest way in the wine world to get a laugh – start extolling the virtues of English wine. Oh, how they would chortle! And they had a point. Until the 1990s hardly any English wine was more than a curiosity to… Read More

COVID-19: SHOP LOCAL

During these unprecedented times, both vineyards and many supportive retailers can still supply wines direct and online. Many wine producers are offering special deals to customers at this time.   Click onto the Wine GB website to support your local retailers who are still… Read More

Oz Clarke appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Congratulations to our favourite wine author Oz Clarke, who was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting and journalism. Read More

Wine Tasting with Oz Clarke at Waitrose & Partners, Canary Wharf

Come along to Canary Wharf’s Waitrose & Partners where Oz Clarke will be signing copies of his books and chatting about his favourite wines from the shop. Followed by a wine tasting! Known throughout the world for his phenomenal palate, irreverent style, accurate predictions and enthusiasm,… Read More

Win a case of Majestic Loves wines CLOSED

We have teamed up with Majestic to offer an amazing prize consisting of 12 bottles from their own Majestic Loves range, worth £71.88. These ‘everyday wines for wine lovers’ were launched earlier in the year and are produced from popular grapes from across… Read More

World of Wine: Discover South America

In Oz Clarke’s World of Wine, Oz takes the reader on an illustrated, visual grand tour of the great wine regions of the world – explaining the flavours behind different wines and how to find the wine you want. Chile and Argentina are two stalwart favourites when it comes… Read More

Oz’s wines for Spring

Oz has picked his three favourite wines to try this spring, including a homegrown fizz, a white from Crete and a lush red from Argentina’s Mendoza region. Greyfriars Blanc de Blancs, Brut, England Lea & Sandeman, £24.95 If you’re driving south on the A3,… Read More