21st Jan 2026
First Taste
Sip, sip, hooray! Our instore wine tastings are back for 2026, starting with a fun event based on the ever popular "Blind Date" format. We'll be tasting a selection of delicious mystery bottles. Will…
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21st Jan 2026
Trade Tasting
Tastes in wine are constantly evolving with the public and, if you want to keep up with the trends (and increase sales), you're going to need to deal with a competent wine merchant for all your wine s…
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14th Jan 2026
Health Kick - Very Cautious Drinking
I've been starting my breakfasts this month with something full-bodied and red poured into a wine glass. The important detail to note is that it really looks like wine but is, in fact, organic beetroo…
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29th Dec 2025
Last Chance Saloon
Wow! That was Christmas done and dusted. Now it's the turn of the New Year celebrations. It's going to be party time at the "Last Chance Saloon". The traditional drink for the end-of-year festivities…
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13th Dec 2025
The Day After - Heavenly Leftovers
So, this is the December blog. Christmas is approaching at a rapid rate of knots and I expect you'll be checking up on the latest wines to pair with your roast turkey, leg of lamb, or a trendy beef we…
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24th Nov 2025
Port - Keeping Up Traditions
With exactly one month to go until the Christmas festivities begin in earnest, I'm asking whether you're the sort of person who likes to keep to traditions, or one who's always looking for something n…
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6th Nov 2025
Fizz Pop, Whizz Bang
Maybe they're saving it for the weekend, but I didn't hear many fireworks last night. A sign of the times? If you need to liven things up a bit, without alarming your pets, how about making a quiet "p…
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31st Oct 2025
Richard Nicholas Jones 1957 – 2025
It is with great sadness that I share news of the death of Richard Jones on 29th October, not long after his 68th birthday. Friends and colleagues will know that Richard was the Chairman and owner of…
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25th Sep 2025
And the winner is... Frazier Jones Wine Merchants!
With the recent amalgamation of independent wine merchants Frazier's and SH Jones earlier this year, we awaited the results of our expanded team's hard work and enterprise in the latest international…
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9th Sep 2025
Japanese Malt Whisky - Manga Style
If you're a fan of traditional Scottish malt whisky, I expect you fall into one of two camps; either loving the sweet, honeyed, sherry cask aged Speyside style, or preferring the drier, peat and smoke…
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14th Apr 2025
Rivals for generations and now partners
Dear friends and customers, We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you… Rivals for generations – now partners, from 26th April 2025, Frazier’s Wine Merchants and SH J…
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21st Mar 2025
Road trip - The Long & Winding Road
The Italian road trip continues south, down the long and winding coast towards Abruzzo and Puglia [Vespa Art Photo Attribution: -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons] With the sun now be…
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