This is the first year of these awards, so it’s very gratifying to be chosen as one of four finalists from all the Independents in the country. Harpers, along with Off Licence News (who gave us a similar award in 2010), is one of the most prestigious wine & spirit trade publications, so it’s an honour to be nominated as a finalist!

The Winner will be announced at their Gala Dinner on Tuesday, 22nd May – wish us luck – there’ll be a few bottles of fizz open to celebrate if we win!

Barrica Wines are famous for their fabulous wine tastings, so if you have a group of friends who are as passionate about wine as you are, why not get them together for an memorable evening of tasting and discovering some new wines. Don’t worry if you don’t know much about wine, we pitch these evenings at a level where everyone can learn one or two things about wine in an informal yet informative way, and have a great evening at the same time, without any of the patronising and stuffy stuff wine appreciation can sometimes bring!

We can offer “ready made” packages at various price levels, just ask us for details, or let us know what you like and we and what your budget is and we will put together a handpicked selection of six wines that are guaranteed to delight both you and your friends. We can even supply the glasses if you have lots of friends!

If you’re unsure what type of tasting you’d like, below are our tried and tested favourites, all of which have proved to be very popular in the past.

• Introduction to Wine Tasting
• Country Themed Wine Tastings
• Call my Bluff Wine Tasting
• Champagne & Sparkling Wine Tasting
• Christmas Wine Tasting
• Cheese & Wine Tasting
• Food & Wine Matching

All orders received during the evening will receive a special discount, so what better excuse could there be to stock up on some fabulous wines to keep you warm all the way through to the Spring. And best of all – at the end of it you don’t even need to drive home!

We also run wine tastings for groups, societies and charities, so if you are a member of a group who you know would enjoy a wine tasting event, why not get in touch with me at Barrica Wines today? Please remember these are very popular evenings, so the diary does tend to fill up very quickly!

It’s back again! We’ve managed to repeat our extremely popular offer of this Iconic Pink Fizz from Laurent Perrier at an amazing price of only £38.95 (75cl) – and it comes in a beautiful gift box which would normally cost you a few pounds more. But at this price it is already selling very fast and it is only available whilst stocks last. So if you think this would make someone a perfect Christmas present, or better still, would like to treat yourself, get down to Barrica this weekend whilst it is still in stock.

Don’t forget we have lots of things to make your Christmas planning a little bit easier, like create your own Wish List @Barrica, Barrica gift vouchers, bespoke christmas hampers, wine related gifts and of course – our famous Barrica Wine Cases – for Christmas Day and any Christmas Parties you may be planning over the festive season.

Hope to see you soon…..

On both Saturday and Sunday the shop was extremely busy and we took lots of orders for our Christmas Day Wine cases priced at £41.40 and £91.60 – showing a wallet boosting 20% off our normal retail price, and our party wine cases priced at £60. More details on all our Christmas wine cases can be found here.

Our bespoke Christmas hampers and enormous selection of wine related gifts are also porving very popular, so if you are stuck for a gift, why not pop in to the shop and see what we have to offer. Here are a few ideas to whet you appetite.

Happy Christmas!