Love Lamb Week

  Love Lamb Week is upon us putting the spotlight on the UK’s ovine farmers and their produce. Lamb from our shores comes into its best over the summer months and through September.  The farming of sheep mainly occupies land where other crops can’t be grown.  It provides over 19,000 hectares of wildflower meadows that […]

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Sauvignon blanc: Eating in a new universe of happiness

  The tipple’s first food and wine pairing blog featuring a delicious Garden Pea & Feta Dip with Crudités recipe exclusive from The London Wine Girl. Drinking a glass of wine is a joy but finding food to complement it opens up a new universe of happiness. That’s why we enlisted the help of Charlotte […]

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Welcome to the hometipple blog – An array of topics centring around drink

  Welcome to the hometipple blog. Keep checking in as we will be posting regularly on an array of topics centring around drink. We will be kicking off with wine and over time moving into spirits, beer, cider, low & no alcohol and beyond. The aim is to improve your drinking experiences by sharing our […]

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Sauvignon blanc – the savage facts

In our previous blog, we reminded ourselves that Sauvignon blanc was much more than just one wine. This time out we take a deeper dive under the skin of this savage grape. Sauvignon blanc is one of the world’s most popular wine grapes. Sauvignon blanc’s rise to fame can be largely attributed to the Kiwis. […]

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Sauvignon blanc : Part of the furniture, attack of the clones and the great drought of Middle Earth

Sauvignon blanc. Refreshing, aromatic, crisp and all around us. Here in the UK we are mad for it.   It is a household name and a go-to choice for many.  We expect to find it on the shop shelf, in the pub fridge and on every restaurant wine list across the land. Sauvignon blanc has […]

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