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  • Hello!

    More time has past and we have now 3 shops to call our own!

    The more time we spend at Wilton Way, the more we love being part of the neighbourhood.
    This is such a lovely street to be part of, and we have been warmly welcomed - It seems the people of E8 have been very thirsty, and are happy to have a place to purchase good quality, value wine.

    The biggest hit has been the barrel wine; the fill-your-own bottle. You can hear the clinking of bottles as you walk down the street, as people come to get their top-ups.

    And now the great folks of Deal have a shop too which they too have embraced with open arms. We love having a shop by the sea so much that M has even found a house down there!

    So we are really busy and we'd like to thank all our customers for making us so..

    See you all very soon.
    BWx

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“Pray and work!” said the rule for the St Benedict`s monks. And that’s what they do, every day since. We found a great monastery in Hungary, who apply this ethic to the vineyards. A monk and a vineyard is always a great combination – and in this instance the theory was true again. Put down … Read more

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