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Averys Celebrates 225 years in Wine



Averys celebrates 225 years in wine

We’re thrilled to be celebrating our 225th anniversary this year and have lots of new launches and exciting events planned for 2018. From lavish Cellar Dinners to art exhibitions and laid-back tastings, we’d love you to join us at one of our upcoming events.

We’ll also be interviewing some of our favourite winemakers throughout the year and reminiscing about our time working together. You can read these interviews in our monthly mailings as well as here on our blog.


First up is Daniel Castaño of Bodegas Castaño, one of Spain’s most dynamic wineries. Mimi caught up with Daniel at the start of this year for the first of our ‘Meet the winemaker’ features.  You can meet Daniel yourself at our Bodegas Castaño Dinner on 14th March where his wines will be accompained by specially prepared dishes from our favourite chefs at McBaile Exclusive Catering.

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  1. Anonymous15 February 2018 at 14:55

    I rang up this morning to order a case of wine with a special voucher that was sent to me.
    My VISA card was refused, which was correct as it is overspent. I will try to remedy this and leave the ordering of the wine until next week. Can I be sure you will offer me the same discount - the last wine I had from you was very good. If not it is not a problem as there are plenty of wine shops near where I live.

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    1. Averys Wine Merchants16 February 2018 at 11:09

      If you email enquiries@averys.com, give them your details - and re-explain they may be able to honour the voucher. Yours sincerely Mimi

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