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Bubbles in Brum

Birmingham may not immediately spring to mind as the centre of the universe for Champagne. But think again. Up here in beautiful Brum, yes indeed, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, we have a lot to celebrate – a state of the art library, a new New Street station, Michelin starred restaurants coming […]

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The Birth of Birmingham’s Wine Scene

Birmingham’s wine-scene is at last well and truly established. For years there was only a handful of people seriously selling, buying, tasting and presenting wine. For a time it seemed that there was actually only Connolly’s and me: them selling, me presenting. Both Chris Connolly and I have been in the business all our working lives, […]