Blogs — Which Wine When

With the Easter weekend approaching quicker than the seasons keep changing, we’ve got the ultimate wine guide for you to celebrate in style. If you don’t celebrate Easter, then this is also a great guide to enjoying seasonal favourites over the bank holiday weekend.  Friday - Getting fishy on ‘Good Friday’ Simply cooked fish in butter – We have a few options when it comes to this. The trick is not to overpower the fish but give it some freshness at the same time. Picpoul (which translates as ‘the lip smacker’) does exactly what it says on the tin. It gives you that refreshing...

I’ve tasted so many incredible bottles this year and had the pleasure of recommending so many great drops to you all. So, it’s time for my end-of-year round-up of all our favourite tipples of 2022. It was hard, and so many exceptional wines aren’t on the list, but I’ve narrowed it down to just ten bottles. There’s only one rule, they must be available in the shop, so in no particular order, here they are. 2019 Grandes Lignes Riesling, Leon Boesch An 11th generation family estate that started in 1640 at the heart of the Vosges Mountain Regional Natural Park....

Friday 27th May brings us up to International Fish & Chips Day. As you know at Bottles ‘N’ Jars we only celebrate the really important national days😉, so this year we’re going big for National Fish & Chips Day. We’ve got you covered with some top pairings for all your favourites

Orange Wine/ Skin Contact / Amber Wine a wine style known by many names What on earth is orange wine??? Orange (aka amber/skin contact) wine is a kind of white wine, made with white grapes but treated as if they were being used to make red wine. The result is a wine which is orange in colour, highly delicious and a fantastic companion to food.