Fareham Wine Cellar Rum Tasting 2018 EVENT SOLD OUT With Ian Robinson and Peter Thornton of Cellar Trends Wednesday 16th May 2018 @ Lysses House Hotel, 51 High Street Fareham, PO16 7BQ 7.30 pm (prompt) to 9.15pm (ish) Following on from previous Rum tastings (Foursquare Rum in 2017 and Botran / Pusser’s Rum in 2016), this year we […]
Seresin Estate Wine Dinner Tuesday 5th September 2017
We are very lucky to have a visit from Leah Seresin, the daughter of the founder Michael Seresin, and Brand Ambassador for, Seresin Estate. The estate was founded 1992 with their first vintage in 1996. They are now one of the leading wineries in the Marlborough wine-growing region of New Zealand and their wines are […]
Raimes Sparkling Wine, Hampshire
Raimes Sparkling Wine is another new addition to the fantastic range of Hampshire sparkling wines which already includes the fantastic Hambledon Vineyard and Cottonworth Wines. Raimes Sparkling Blanc de Noirs 2013 We were very kindly invited to the Winchester Wine Festival in November 2016 by Berkmann Wine Cellars to assist them them in promoting the […]
Hampshire Sparkling Wine Tasting
7.30 pm Wednesday 13th July 2016 On the terrace @ Lysses House Hotel 51 High Street, Fareham, PO16 7BQ Please book tickets in advance with Lysses House Hotel T: 01329 822622 Tickets £12.50 per person, in advance only, from Lysses House Hotel Numbers are quite limited. Hampshire Sparkling Wine & Canapes As part of the […]
Cottonworth Wines
Cottonworth Wines is an English Sparkling Wine (Hampshire Sparkling Wine to be precise) producer located in the Test Valley in Hampshire. Cottonworth itself is a small village situated between the towns of Andover and Stockbridge and the vineyards are on the outskirts of the village. Cottonworth is owned by the Liddell family who have been […]
Gilbert White Gin
What do you get if you combine Gilbert White’s gardens and Winchester Distillery? Gilbert White Gin, of course. Please follow this link for current availability of Gilbert White Gin at Fareham Wine Cellar. Many of you will be familiar with the name Gilbert White. White was a pioneering naturalist and ornithologist parson who was born […]
Silverback Gin
A fantastic new gin from Hampshire. Silverback Gin is a “Mountain Strength Gin” made by the Gorilla Spirits Co. located in Four Marks near Alton in Hampshire. The distillery is situated at the highest point in Hampshire. The owner and founder is Andy Daniels who has spent four years building up to the first release […]
Compass Box Whisky Limited Editions
I kindly received some samples of the latest 2015 Compass Box Whisky Limited Editions from Herman Van Broekhuizen, the Brand Ambassador for Compass Box Whisky. These were the 15th Anniversary Flaming Heart and the surreal-ly named, with a nod of the head to Magritte, This Is Not A Luxury Whisky. I have been selling Compass […]
Chilgrove Gin
Chilgrove Gin is a new, small batch gin whose roots lie deep in the heart of the South Downs. It is the brainchild of husband and wife team Christopher and Celia Beaumont-Hutchings who one day thought that they would like to make a gin of their own. Unlike most people who idly daydream about such […]
Matching Wine with Pork Pie
Who doesn’t love pork pies? They are little parcels of porky, pastry loveliness and some of the best around are made by local pork pie specialist Jake’s Artisan Foods. I first managed to get my hands on some of Jake’s Pork Pies at the 2014 Vineyards of Hampshire Festival at Jenkyn Place near Bentley. This […]
Tedeschi Winemaker’s Dinner Review
with Riccardo Tedeschi Tuesday 16th June 2015 @ Lysses House Hotel Last week we were very lucky to have a visit from Riccardo Tedeschi, winemaker from the world renowned Tedeschi Wines. I have written a bit more about Tedeschi Wines and you can see the full menu and wines at my previous blog post. I […]
Twisted Nose Extra Dry Vermouth
Paul Bowler at Winchester Distillery has been busy recently with the addition of Twisted Nose Wasabi Vodka, a Twisted Nose Barrel Aged Gin and now Twisted Nose Extra Dry Vermouth to their portfolio of handcrafted small-batch spirits. Edit 04/06/18: as far as I am aware Twisted Nose Vermouth has now been discontinued. Twisted Nose Extra […]
Twisted Nose Barrel Aged Gin
Twisted Nose Barrel Aged Gin is quite simply the standard Twisted Nose Gin bottled at 40% and aged in oak barrels. The gin is made in exactly the same way as normal by macerating the botanicals in a pure neutral grain spirit followed by redistillation. However, subsequent to this the gin is left to age […]
Twisted Nose Wasabi Vodka
Following the success of Twisted Nose Gin, it had to happen didn’t it? The Twisted Nose range of spirits has now grown to include a Barrel Aged Gin, a Wasabi Vodka and a Vermouth made with wine from Danebury Vineyards. Twisted Nose Wasabi Vodka Buy online and in store at Fareham Wine Cellar. This small […]
Domaine Ferret Pouilly Fuisse
Domaine J A Ferret is located in the heart of the village of Fuissé in the Maconnais wine-growing subregion of southern Burgundy. Fuisse is located approximately 6km to the south west of the town of Macon. Domaine Ferret is located at Le Plan, see map below. I was luck enough to visit the winery a […]
Spring & Summer Wine Course 2015
World of Wine Course @ Lysses House Hotel 51 High Street Fareham Hampshire PO16 7BQ Daria Kenefeck, who works at Fareham Wine Cellar, has taught a wine course in the local area for a number of years. There are three wine courses per year running roughly during school term times on a Thursday evening. The […]
Winchester Cocoa Company Christmas Truffles
Edit 23/02/15 Winchester Cocoa Company website is now live. You can now shop online. The Winchester Cocoa Company makes fine handmade chocolates in Winchester, Hampshire with some ingredients bought from Fareham Wine Cellar (Goyard Vieux Marc de Champagne and Pussers Blue Label Rum 40%). This is a new company formed by Chris Attewell and where […]
Hambledon Vineyard 2014 Harvest
Hambledon Vineyard, Thursday 9th October 2014 I was invited to Hambledon Vineyard, along with various other great and good people (including wine merchants, customers, shareholders), to “help” with their 2014 harvest. I use the word “help” loosely as between us we only managed to harvest the best part of a single row of vines and […]
Winchester Distillery Hampshire Gin
Buy Twisted Nose Gin here. Are you looking for a Hampshire Gin. Then look no further! Twisted Nose Gin is now available at Fareham Wine Cellar. Edit 15/05/15: Twisted Nose Barrel Aged Gin, Twisted Nose Wasabi Vodka and Twisted Nose Extra Dry Vermouth now available. Edit 13/01/17: Since I wrote this blog post, the Winchester […]
Hampshire Wine Festival
Vineyards of Hampshire Wine Festival at Jenkyn Place Sunday 13th July 2014 Last Sunday I made my way to Jenkyn Place Vineyard in the village of Bentley, Hampshire. The Vineyards of Hampshire Wine Festival is the first event of its kind put on by a group of six award-winning English wine producers who have joined […]
Hambledon Vineyard Classic Cuvee
Hambledon Vineyard Classic Cuvee Brut Launched Hambledon Vineyard Classic Cuvee Brut is the first release of English Sparkling Wine from Hambledon Vineyard (although they have already released a small amount of the second label called Mill Down Brut). Hambledon Vineyard is England’s oldest commercial vineyard and is just starting to release their superb sparkling wine […]
Hambledon Vineyard Winemaking Visit – New Dates
Become a Winemaker for the day at Hambledon Vineyard! A great opportunity to attend an English sparkling wine workshop at one of the best local, and the UK’s most exciting and hi-tech, wineries, Hambledon Vineyard. [metaslider id=6494] Communication from Hambledon Vineyard reads, Join us for an informative and fun evening. We’re delighted to announce that […]
Titchfield Vineyard, Hampshire Wines
Titchfield Vineyard Wines As well as the fantastic Sparkling Hampshire wines from Hambledon Vineyard, Raimes and Cottonworth we also stock some other, non-sparkling, local Hampshire wines from Titchfield Vineyard. Titchfield Vineyard is a small English vineyard located near the village of Titchfield situated near the Solent between Portsmouth and Southampton. It has been owned by Colin […]
Hambledon Vineyard Disgorging, Dosage, Labelling
Hambledon Vineyard Seminar and Wine Tasting Evening 8th November, 2013, 6 – 9pm @ Hambledon Vineyard Tasting Room and Winery Edit: Since this article was written, the first Hambledon release, the Mill Down is no longer available. The 2010 Mill Down was a “test run”, the first commercially available wine. Their permanent range now included […]
Urbina Reserva Especial 2001 – Wine of the Week in The Lady Magazine
Urbina Reserva Especial 2001 The Lady Magazine has mentioned Urbina Reserva Especial 2001 as one of their Wines of the week: June 14 for drinking with your father on Father’s Day. It features alongside Champagne Billecart-Salmon, a Domaine Pierre Guillemot Savigny Les Beaune and a Riesling Spatlese from the great Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt. A wide […]
