I was lucky enough to take part in the WSET Level 1 Award in Wines course this Summer, through the Oxford Wine Company. The course is described by WSET as “a four-week learning programme made up of seven modules available to study in the students own time.” The Oxford Wine Company offers both online and in-person classes. I opted for online as I wanted the extra flexibility … [Read more...]
NEWS: Grape Minds set to open new wine shop in Wallingford
Great news in this morning from Graeme and Michael at independent wine shop, Grape Minds in Summertown - the pair have secured keys to a venue in Wallingford, which they'll be opening as their second wine shop! An expected opening date for the shop is Friday 17th September, on St Martins Street. From their press release: Building on a successful 3 years trading in South … [Read more...]
Review: Wilding Oxford – food and wine in perfect harmony
WIlding Oxford opened to the public fully on 26th May. After a year of lockdowns, home cooking, and occasional (let's be real, regular) takeaways, I'm back INSIDE an actual restaurant! My first indoor dining experience after restrictions lifting was a press launch for Wilding Oxford. I know, awful job. If you've read our preview, you'll know Wilding is a wine … [Read more...]
Wilding Oxford: the need-to-know on the exciting new wine restaurant
The old Cafe Rouge building on Little Clarendon Street has gone wild, with a takeover by new wine restaurant, Wilding! We caught up with General Manager, Leigh (who you may remember from Vine Oxford), to get the lowdown. The People Wilding - due to open on Little Clarendon Street later this month - certainly has us excited. The restaurant, wine bar and wine shop is … [Read more...]
Virtual wine tasting fun and frolics with The Oxford Wine Company
Like all of us, I haven’t had much to look forward to on Friday nights over the last year. So I was really excited to have a reason to dress up recently, for a virtual wine tasting with The Oxford Wine Company. It turned out no on-screen audience participation was required - phew! But regardless, dressing up like I was actually out at a wine bar for an evening did get into … [Read more...]
