We are busy preparing for our Annual Tasting in February. Join us in the run up where each day we will bring you a snippet of what to expect at our tasting on the 5th & 6th of February. Be sure to rsvp if you would like to join us. For all the information click here. 

Come back and visit us each day to keep up to date, or follow the fun on Twitter and Instagram

 

A is for... Azabache, our Rioja producer with whom we have partnered for nearly twenty years. Meet the lovely Juan Velilla at our tasting.

B is for... Blind wine competition, always a popular part of our tasting. Take part in the foyer at Vintner's Hall.

C is for... Cava from @Mont_Marcal who has taken the decision to vintage their wonderful Extremarium Cava. Taste this new cuvee at our tasting...

D is for... David Bruce Wines - a stunning premium Chardonnay and two equally stunning premium Pinot Noirs from Russian River and Sonoma.

E is for English wines, both still and sparkling.  In these changing times, we should support our own growers and list their wines and fly the English flag.

F is for... Furmint with Chateau Pajzos being a superb example and can be found on the Ellis Wines Selection table.

G is for... Gamay, the principle grape varietal to be found in our selection from our new Beaujolais producers.

H is for… Hacienda el Ternero, another of our Rioja producers. ‘Ternero’ is Spanish for ‘calf’ which inspired their label design. Come and meet Julia at Vintners' Hall.

I is for... Italy. We have 10 producers attending our tasting from Italy. From sparkling to sweet, there is something for everyone.

J is for... JB Adam. J-B Adam is one of the oldest estates in Alsace, with 19 ha of organic vineyard in the Haut Rhin village of Ammerschwir.

K is for... Kaltern, our wonderful producer from Alto Adige. The 400 members of the co-operative manage a vineyard surface area totalling just 300 hectares high in the Alto Adige region of the Alps.

L is for… Laibach. It will be Francois van Zyl's first Ellis Wines tasting, so come along and say hello!

M is for... Mag 14 the new cuvees from @arlenoble. Wine from the 2014 vintage, in magnum, are added to wines made from 2017 onwards.

N is for… New Wines. On show at our tasting will be a range of our new wines hand selected by our buying team. Be sure to give them a try...

O is for... Orcia Leone Rosso from @donatellacinellicolombini's Estate in Trequanda. A blend of Sangiovese and Merlot this wine has won a host of awards and received 90 points in Wine Enthusiast.

P is for... @paulett_wines from Clare Valley, Australia who have been at every one of the Ellis tastings. Neil makes award winning wines that have been rated as outstanding in a recent Decanter tasting.

Q is for … Gordon and Vanessa Quinn, owners of @badachrodistillery from Gairloch in Scotland. They make a small-batch craft gin with botanicals and ingredients foraged from the surrounding area including the unusual bog myrtle.

R is for... Riesling - this increasing popular 'noble' grape variety. We have some great examples from Germany, Alsace, Australia and New Zealand. Try them all with our 'All roads lead to Riesling' wine walk.

S is for... @winerysonberk. The Decanter Platinum Award Winning 'Straw' wine, or raisin wine, is a wine made from grapes that have been dried to concentrate their juice. The result is similar to that of the ice wine process, but suitable for warmer climates.

T is for... Tempranillo, the Rioja region's pre-eminent grape variety. Temprano means 'early' in Spanish and it is the first red grape to be harvested in the region followed by Garnacha.

U is for... Uruguay with @pisanowines being the top producer and exporter in the country. They take the Tannat grape variety & handcraft wines of great structure & complexity. They've even created a sparkling version of this versatile grape. Meet Niko at our tasting.

V is for... Vegan, the word on everybody's lips this January. We have a large selection where no animal or diary products have been used in the making of the wines, making them vegan friendly.

W is for... @wairauriverwines, one of the pioneers of the Marlborough region in New Zealand. We will be showcasing their cool-climate whites and Reserve Pinot Noir.

X is for... Xarel-lo, a key grape in @montmarcal's Extramariam Reserva Cava. The winery recently took the decision to produce a vintage cava and the 2014 edition will be available to taste.

Y is for… Yields in 2018 have recovered well, after a poor harvest in 2017. The Chablis region is much recovered as are other regions in France and Portugal badly hit the previous year.

Z is for... Zibibbo - from the lovely people at Musita. Zibibbo, also known as 'Muscat of Alexandria', is a white grape variety; a member of the Muscat family thought to originate from Egypt and in Sicily and its islands. New to our tasting this year, come and say hello!