Georgia wines from the birthplace of wine, and honey cake

 At the London Wine Fair, a trade show held at Olympia May 18-20th 2026.

A trade show in 2026 I learned about Georgian wine and food.

The picture on the label shows sheep and symbols from the old language.

Presenter Sarah Abbott, who is a Master of Wine (MW for short).

I recommend Georgian honey cake. Walnut and honey cake.

Georgian Food In London

Walnut & Spice

tel 07941560277 or 07540477982 - does home delivery and catering for events.

Useful Websites on Georgian Wine

Information on the history and wine labels from

https://www.georgianwine.uk/

https://www.georgianwine.uk/find-a-stockist

Lists lots of familiar names, from Waitrose supermarket to Hedonism shop in central London, as well as shops and wine bars all over England, such as the Old Bridge Hotel in Huntingdon which contains a wine shop, and a supplier in Scotland.

If you do a search you will probably also get ads from

https://www.georgianwineguild.co.uk

and Amazon and Ebay.

The next London Wine Fair trade show is in 2027.

Nyetimber English Wine At Hedonism Shop London

 

Big basket with the wine producer's name Nyetimber, for new wood.

Nyetimber event at Hedonism wine shop in central London. Photos by Trevor Sharot.

Big basket with the wine company name Nyetimber, deck chairs and red and white gingham.

The event on Tuesday July 8th 2025 was ice cream matched with wine.

Useful websites

Nyetimber

Hedonism

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Jewish New Year foods and drink and gifts

 We could not see much for Jewish New year in London. Diwai items have been phased out and eclipsed by items for Halloween.  In a Waitrose branch we saw a Happy new year greeting to customers celebrating the Jewish holiday, but a dearth of kosher chocolates or gifts to take to the hosts of a dinner. Only sabbath candles.

Jewish New Year foods for this autumn festival include apples and honey, plaited challah bread, and kosher wine by Palwin and others.

Kosher Wines

The Palwin wines include sweet red wines. I like sweet wines so the cheap Palwin wines are the ones I like.

In case we get invited to a dinner next year, we shall stock up.

Hedonism has some expensive kosher wines over a hundred pounds a bottle. We had a birthday during Jewish New Year. So e scnned the supermarkets to see if there was anything seasonal.

Some websites describe thw ine as a dessert wine because it is sweet, but festive meals, as well as the Friday night Sabbath eve meal, start with a prayer over bread (challah) and a prayer over wine, and drinking wine at the start of the meal.

Picture from Wiki Commons by Chesdovi.

Candles 

We found shabbaat candles in Waitrose in Harrow Weald. Plain white candles. There are some Jewish shops in Edgware, and one run by Indians in Golders Green, likely to have more interesting gifts. You can also buy candlesticks and festive items.

Ironically, just when you want to buy goods to take to a party, the relevant shops are shut for the holidays!

You can also buy online and in newsagents festive cards.

Useful Websites

https://www.kosherwine.co.uk/yarden-mount-hermon-red-

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/palwin-no-10-menorah-red

Valentine's Day And Drinks

 Hedonism wine shop in London has giant hearts in the window and the words pulling heartstrings.

Regarding tastings, you have a choice of three. Free drop in tastings. Enomatic tastings from the machine where you choose which wines to sample, after buying a card and adding whatever amount you wish to spend. Or a special event tasting when somebody knowledgeable such as the owner of a vineyard or promoter of a company brings along a set of wines.

If you are looking for a cheap taste, they have a wall of enomatic machines enabling you to try wines in small quantities from only two or three pounds. (Take your own water or crackers, or book a nearby restaurant.)

Other possiblities are buying Champagne, or a british pink wine from Nytimber.

I am a cheap date, happy with a tiny bottle of Prosecco from Tesco. However, my husband is an enthusastic customer of Hedonism . 

We have also attended their tasting events when you can join other couples and singles and learn about wines. 

Useful Website

Not for Valentine's Day but a birthday, I have put in a request for the new Coravin Sparkling which enables you to have a glass of sparkling wine from the bottle (with a kind of syringe through the cork), saving the rest of the contents of the bottle for another occasion.

Useful Websites

Hedonism

https://hedonism.co.uk/gifts

https://hedonism.co.uk/drop-in-tastings

https://hedonism.co.uk/tastings

Coravin

https://www.coravin.sg/sparkling

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My latest research on vineyards: England and Wales, Hotels, a campsite, Enoteca machines in Wine Shops

Winetrails in Wales
http://www.winetrailwales.co.uk/vineyards/

Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale of Glamorgan CF72 8GG
Tel:01443 222 716
info@llanerch-vineyard.co.uk
www.llanerch-vineyard.co.uk

Glyndwr (forvo.com pronounces it a cross between glan-doer and gln-do-or)
It should have a double dot above the w. Near Cowbridge where we had lunch and saw a botanical garden.

Wine in UK
For general history, grapes, laws:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_from_the_United_Kingdom

English Hotels on Vineyards
Hotels and a campsite:
www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/may/21/english-wines-vineyard-stays-uk

Enoteca Machines
To try several wines in the UK without visiting a vineyard in winter weather go to a shop or association with an Enoteca machines which dispenses a glass or tiny taster of a wine when you insert a credit card you can buy at the shop adding the amount you want to spend - such as £10 or £20 - of course you can use one card for a couple, family or group if you only want a glass or two each.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Enoteca

enomatic.co.uk
enomatic.com

Hedonism - Sales, Enoteca, Tastings
Hedonism in Mayfair is the grandest with a magnificent staircase and wine tasting events.
They also have the most amazing luxurious toilets for those on tastings. Sit down at some of the tasting events.

Wine Society - Shop, online shop, tasting events, Enoteca
The Wine Society in Stevenage if you join it has regular events, usually one a month at least, or you can pop into the shop if you are in the area and join up, and their website has Xmas gifts. Walk around tastings and stand up and listen to brief talk. A couple of seats if you are lucky.
The Wine Society
Gunnels Wood Road
Stevenage

Finally for the armchair traveller, if you want to buy oatcakes with seaweed, or Welsh wine, or non-alcoholic drinks with a difference, try
http://www.cwm-deri.com
Email:admin@cwm-deri.co.uk
Tel: 01834 891274

For their vineyard see
http://www.cwm-deri.co.uk/Welsh-Vineyard/
They also have two shops, in Cardiff and Tenby.
Cwm-deri Shops
Upper Frog Street, Tenby SA70 7JD
Tel: 01834 842999.
37 Castle Arcade, Cardiff CH10 IBW
Tel:02920 227168.
(Located opposite the main entrance to the castle.