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Attention Headmasters, Headmistresses, Bursars and Catering Managers!

Rewarding and impressing your parents, governors, staff, prefects and peers at school events and conferences is important and poor wine can quickly undo great work elsewhere. We are proud to be supporting Ashville College in Harrogate with a range of lovely wines.  Do get in touch, we guarantee you won’t be disappointed!

Raise the Queen’s Challenge Cup then Raise a Glass!

Congratulations to Leeds University Officer Training Corps for winning the inter-UOTC Queen’s Challenge Cup sports tournament at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst last weekend.  As the first to be seen with a Military Wines umbrella up, enjoy another bottle of Champagne on us with your next order.  Well done!

MW 4 MI!

What a great 12 wine tasting with 4 MI last week.  Well done for requesting 3 Rieslings to try along with the more traditional Regimental dinner range.  Your 6 favourites for 2016 events are ready when you are.

Proud to be supplying ABF – The Soldiers’ Charity.

Thanks to the Army Benevolent Fund for your feedback on the quality of our wines tasted recently. We look forward to supplying wines for your future events.  May our wines encourage even more donations to such a worthy cause.

Duke of Wellington, Montgomery and Waterloo for a CO’s Farewell!

In addition to a range of 5 of our lovely wines to help dine-out a Commanding Officer last weekend, it was a pleasure to provide 3 excellent British artisan cheeses sourced from a great supplier, The Cheeseboard in Harrogate. Best wishes for pastures new Col Lisa!

Dashing the White Sergeant with a lovely 8 YO Whisky!

Celebrate the Scottish bard’s birthday with our lovely range of wines and receive great offers on our 8 YO Malt Whisky to accompany your haggis, reels and bagpiped fun. Please order by 15th Jan for 22nd/23rd events.  Slàinte!

Christmas Cheer and 2016 on the Horizon!

With December here, we wish all our customers a great Christmas and New Year and thanks to everyone who has enjoyed our wine tastings and event wines this year. Our Christmas and New Year cases are available to order up to 16th helping make your celebrations with loved ones even more special. Simply order and enjoy!

Rule Britannia!

Congratulations to Hambledon, our preferred English Sparkling Wine producer, who in a recent blind tasting, won the top prize against 11 others <£40.  Versus 8 Champagnes (incl 3 well-known) and 3 English (incl 1 well-known), it impressed the judges including a Master of Wine, Master Sommelier and 2 Michelin starred chefs.

Fine White Burgundy Tasting at The Rag!

Calling all Members of The Rag! Join Stephen Davies, MD of Military Wines for a Grand Cru, Premier Cru and Village Burgundy tasting on the Ribbon Bar Terrace and taste what £200/btl wine is like. Tickets £39 (incl £15 voucher) are selling fast, contact the Events Office 020 7827 8079 to reserve your place.

Stretching Executives before Unwinding with Wine!

The Reserve Forces and Cadet Association and 4 YORKS challenged managers and key decision makers during a recent 3 day Executive Stretch experience to champion the benefits of employing Reservists.  It was a pleasure to provide the wines for the formal dinner to help participants forge those all-important links.