Welcome to Stone Vine & Sun
Stone, Vine & Sun Wine Merchants - committed to sourcing superb wines that truly reflect the land they are grown on.
29th September 2020 - update
Whilst the latest restrictions throw a pall over any exciting get-togethers, dinners, events or tastings, there is still life in the former chicken shed in Twyford. We are sending wine out nationally via APC and are delivering locally ourselves. Local customers may have to wait a little longer as we can't be everywhere at once, but we are dispatching national online orders asfast as they arrive, so most deliveries outside our region should arrive in 2-4 working days. We have taken two measures to encourage orders: we have reduced the free delivery threshold to £100 nationally (barring Highlands and Islands); and all wines in our stock have a 10% discount
if ordered by the unsplit dozen. Our 202-21 annual list is just about to be published and we have a lot of new wines arriving daily - so keep browsing!
Thanks very much to all of our customers who supported our #DrinkSouthAfrican offer in August. We had an outstanding response, with many people stating they wished to help South African producers. As a result we placed orders for 3,600 bottles of Cape wine five weeks ago and have already paid for the lot, so your money has immediately been recycled back into the local economy. Secondly our work in sourcing from South Africa and promoting the country's wines has been rewarded by SVS being named as runner up for South Africa Specialist Merchant in Decanter magazine's 2020 retailer awards.
Our shop in Twyford is still firmly closed apart from collections - we hope you will respect the reason for this. We would love to welcome customers into the shop again, but can't take the risk. If any customer comes into the shop and later tests positive then because of the track and trace rules we would probably have to close for a fortnight - and that would be catastrophic. We are offering collections at the shop between 10 and 5 during week days. If you wish to collect please say so in the delivery instructions box - and when you plan to come. Please don't come without pre-ordering; we must take payment details for telephone orders; and please don't ask to come in. You order will be in marked boxes on a table just inside our door.
Please note that due to the closure of the shop and short-staffing the office telephones will not be manned on Saturdays. If you would like to order either leave a message or email us at sales@stonevine.co.uk
Finally, thanks for all the orders we have received over the last six months - it's great to have your support,
Simon Taylor
Wine of the week
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Product Code: LAH118
El Lagar de Isilla, Ribera Del Duero, Roble, 2018
“A best-seller here, 95% Tempranillo with 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, given precisely 122 days (it says so on the label) in French and American oak...”
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Our Favourite Selection
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Product Code: AMB317
Amadieu, Cairanne, Vieilles Vignes, 2017
“This year the blend differs slightly with less Grenache (40%) and more Mourvèdre (30%) with 20% Syrah and 10% Carignan; about 15% goes into old...”
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Product Code: FIC518
Domaine Olivier Fichet, Macon-Burgy, Les 3 Terroirs, 2018
“Olivier Fichet’s unoaked Chardonnay comes from three plots of vines - some very old - in the excellent terroir of the northern Mâconnais near...”
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Product Code: VIB117
Vicien, Malbec, Catamarca, 2017
“Is the 2017 the most delicious vintage yet of one of our best-selling wines - a wine we have been shipping for 14 years...? From vineyards over 5,000...”
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Product Code: ZAN117
Zanut, Rebula, Goriska Brda, 2017
“Rebula is the Slovenian name for the Italian Ribolla Gialla grape, but it’s more widely grown in Slovenia than in Friuli. This wine gains colour,...”
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Product Code: PIK618
Piekenierskloof, Cinsault, 2018
“From vines planted in 1976; half aged in tank and half in old oak. Like all the best Cinsault, this exudes that lovely perfume composed of floral...”
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Product Code: CDE719
Las Colinas del Ebro - Garnatxa Blanca, Terra Alta, 2019
“100% white Grenache from clay/limestone vineyards about 500 metres up (Terra Alta = highlands) in Catalonia. Here the altitude brings cool nights;...”
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Product Code: MOT118
Montetoro, Toro, 5, 2018
“A new wine for us, from Bodega Ramon Ramos near Zamora, north-west of Madrid. In Toro the local red version of the Tempranillo grape is known as...”
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Product Code: NES118
Segares, Rioja Tempranillo, 2018
“Situated in Rioja Media, the vineyards lie on a plateau at 520-650 metres between the Ocón and Jubera valleys. All the wines are 100% Tempranillo...”
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Product Code: LAH717
El Lagar De Isilla, Ribera Del Duero, Gestación, Vinas Viejas, 2017
“We have never shipped this wine before from Lagar de Isilla but were really impressed this vintage. The Tinta del País (Tempranillo) vines are...”
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Product Code: TAN619
Taliano, Serni, Roero Arneis, 2019
“Arneis is an ancient white grape in Piedmont, but a speciality of the Roero, which is just to the north of the river Tanaro. Sernì simply means...”
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Product Code: TAN119
Taliano, A Bon Rendre, Barbera d'Alba, 2019
“A bon rendre – it delivers you goodness. We keep selling out of this friendly wine so have shipped more this year. Pretty cherry aromas. Ripe,...”
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Product Code: LAU1NV
Domaine J. Laurens, Blanquette de Limoux Brut, Le Moulin, NV
“Elegantly made, using Champagne techniques, from 90% Mauzac, the traditional variety of Limoux, with 10% Chardonnay, grown in the foothills of the...”
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Product Code: LAU318
Domaine J. Laurens, Cremant de Limoux Brut, Les Graimenous, 2018
“We have always said this was a dead ringer for Champagne (and frankly much more fun to drink than some of the battery acid cuvées churned out by the...”
