As last year, the autumn tasting of 10 wines each from this group of traditional UK merchants took place at the Fidelio Café, in London’s Clerkenwell, the morning after a big fundraising dinner for the associated Fidelio Orchestra. As last year I had the pleasure of meeting one or two of the talented young artists that evening over dinner after their performance. This time it was...
The Bunch 2025
Friday 31 October 2025
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The group of independent UK wine merchants dedicated to pleading their cause against the might of the supermarkets. They showed a total of 60 wines, many really rather good – and even good value.
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