As much as we love hosting our own wine tastings, nothing beats roping in a real, live winemaker. Last Friday we were lucky enough to be joined at Slurp Banbury by Franco Falasco from Argentina’s Familia Falasco winery. Franco was our guide on a beguiling journey through a fantastic selection of his family’s wines. Equally expert and showman, artist...

Meet the Buyers - (Ian and Dave Right-Left) Ian  joined Slurp as head buyer in 2013, after previously working for the Waitrose & Partners wine buying  team. Q. If you could  choose only one wine to drink, what would it be? “If I had to pick a favourite wine it would be mature Barolo. It’s such a complex and unique...

Today it's the turn of Hugh Taylor, Managing Director of Slurp, in our 'Meet The Team' feature   What do you enjoy most about being MD of Slurp? After an early career in advertising and marketing I have somehow ended up in my dream job. I really enjoy all parts of the job, but probably derive the most satisfaction from...

American Whiskey had its genesis in the late 1700s as Irish and Scots settlers in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia started distilling the native grains to try and replicate an old home comfort. These states were all big grain producers, so there was plenty spare for these pioneers to dabble in the alcoholic arts. Whiskey gradually became as much as a...

You’d be forgiven for assuming that all wines are at least vegetarian. The reason why many wines are not is to do with the ‘fining agents’ used in the clarification process of wine. When new wines are produced they are cloudy due to naturally occurring proteins, yeast and other molecules. To eliminate these molecules and clarify the wine, fining agents...

Well…why would you? OK so we know November and December are full of boozy events like Christmas office parties, jumper parties, the big day itself, plus boxing day and not to forget New Years Eve! But after all the wine, beer, port and bubbly has settled is it worth dropping it all and switching to just water? We don’t think...

Autumnal Vineyards at Bird in Hand   An introduction to Kym Milne (Bird in Hand Wines) Kym has worked in the wine industry for over 30 years. A winemaking graduate of Roseworthy College in Australia, he worked initially as a winemaker in Australia, before moving to New Zealand for a nine year stint as Chief Winemaker for Villa Maria winery...

Now Autumn is here we thought it would be a good time to highlight some of our favourite wines for the season, from invigorating whites to warming reds. Enjoy!   Domaine de Vedilhan Serica Viognier 2016: This is Viognier as it should be, with a rich and creamy texture that flows easily into a pear-drop and fresh peach palate and a...

Now the new football season is under way we thought we would have a go at picking our fantasy football team, but instead replace the players with our favourite wines. We promise that none of our superstars will cost anywhere near what the real ones cost - imagine how many bottles of wine you could buy for the price of...

Discover our new website and new design We are delighted to announce that at last we have a new brand redesign and website! We also now have two shops in Banbury and Leamington Spa which means that you will be able to order online, browse in-store and click and collect from our Banbury Store.   Wines with awards A lot...