The Wine Chronicles

Follow us on our travels across Sardinia, introducing you to the island and the winemakers we work with.

Learn what makes Sardinian grapes and winemaking so special and why the world dismissed Sardinia as the poor man’s wine producer. Now, it could now hold the key to the industry’s sustainable future.

Find out what we've been up to in the UK as we share news and our thoughts on our sustainability journey, life as a small business, and what's happening more broadly in the world of wine.

Interview with Wine Lady Emma: The story of a Yorkshire 'winfluencer'

Interview with Wine Lady Emma: The story of a Yorkshire 'winfluencer'

The girl who grew up treading grapes in East Yorkshire to become one of the industry's least stuffy experts – it's all about enjoyment, not judgement

New Partnership with The Sculpture Gallery in Leeds

New Partnership with The Sculpture Gallery in Leeds

Sculpture has played an important role in Sardinian culture for thousands of years. As has wine! So, we are thrilled to bring them together by sponsoring a unique gallery, dedicated to 3D art in Leeds. 

Tackling sustainability in the wine supply chain

Tackling sustainability in the wine supply chain

When we went out to Sardinian growers for help with a York University study, co-ordinated by The Impact Shift, on sustainable winemaking practices in our supply chain, the answers that came back were surprising

Tagged: environment
Bud break on December 6 2024 near Villasimius, south east Sardinia

Hull to become the ‘new Bordeaux’?

That’s how The Independent newspaper headlined a report in April. We wrote a LinkedIn post about it here. In fact, the study the article was based on – the Fine Wines and Restaurants Market...
Winegrower Spotlight: Aru Winery, Iglesias

Winegrower Spotlight: Aru Winery, Iglesias

Winegrower Spotlight: Aru Winery, Iglesias Mario Aru, right, and fellow winemaker, friend, and right-hand man Marco, left (who, incidentally, created this fun wine-and-bottle door handle!) The story of Aru Winery...
It’s tasting time!

It’s tasting time!

Launching a wine club isn’t easy! Licences, inspections, broken pallets of precious wine (no broken bottles, thankfully!), a fiendishly complicated new UK alcohol duty regime to get our heads around,...