Vinarius is the latin word for vintner - a wine hub for wine lovers in East London.

Real Chianti: Forget the Flask and the Chiantishire

Real Chianti: Forget the Flask and the Chiantishire

The focus this March is on the Chianti wine producing region. The appellation is probably one of the most well known among  Italian wines but very few people actually know the various and distinctive quality wines and grape varieties, together with the gastronomy that come from this beautiful, rural area...

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The New Age of Corkage

The New Age of Corkage

If we exclude the BYO unlicensed restaurants, Vinarius was probably the first to introduce the corkage system in East London. With only £5 corkage we open and serve our customers, on the premises, any bottle bought in our large retail wine selection (£1 for the beers). This makes it one of the more...

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Christmas 2017 Wine Selection

Christmas 2017 Wine Selection

Enlighten your spirit for Christmas with a selection of authentic wines carefully chosen and directly imported by Vinarius for your festive foods, presents and parties. Fizz:  Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene Brut - Sommariva. £15.95 Who said that Prosecco cannot be a serious drink? This is the driest style of Prosecco...

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The Sideways effect

The Sideways effect

Media can have a great influence on how we see and perceive the outside world and wine is not an exception. A 2009 study by Sonoma State University found that the film Sideways had a big, direct impact on the US wine industry, increasing the sales and the production of...

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Authentic Wines Manifesto

Authentic Wines Manifesto

“Authentic ” is a buzzword that has been circulating in the wine business for a certain amount of time, even before the 2011when the book Authentic Wine was published. But, what is in reality an “authentic wine”? First of all the wine has to be made from excellent and genuine grapes...

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