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A Guide to Vermouth: What It Is, How to Drink It, and the Best Bottles to Try
May 19, 2026
Vermouth is one of those drinks that most people have tasted without ever really thinking about. It is in a Negroni, in a Martini, in a Spritz. It is in more of your favourite cocktails than you probably realise. But as a drink in its own right, poured over ice with a twist of orange and nothing else, it is increasingly worth knowing about. And the best vermouths being made right now, whether from small Italian producers or independent English distilleries using foraged botanicals, are genuinely exciting.
How to Choose Orange Wine: A Guide to Skin Contact Wines
Apr 23, 2026
Orange wine is one of those things people encounter and immediately want to know more about. The colour stops you: too golden for a white, too pale for a rose, and nothing like anything else on the shelf. Then you taste it and realise it occupies a world entirely its own, somewhere between white and red, with a texture and depth that neither quite achieves.
chin chin wine vinho verde
Apr 05, 2026
Is Vinho Verde really a green wine?
chilled red wine blog
Mar 10, 2026
Summer wine doesn't have to mean white or rosé. Learn more about chillable red wines.
guide to burgundy wine
Feb 10, 2026
At Forest Wines, we're passionate about Burgundy wine because it represents everything we value: respect for terroir, minimal intervention winemaking, and wines with genuine soul.
wines of central and eastern europe
Jan 28, 2026
While France, Italy, and Spain dominate wine shop shelves, something truly exciting is happening further east. Central and Eastern Europe regions hold millennia of winemaking history, which are finally being taken seriously.