About Geoff & his Wines
About Geoff...
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Geoff Walker of York, is dedicated to supplying high quality wines from small single estate vineyards, directly to the British public. He selects with great care and passion, the wines that we would not readily see or taste in the UK.
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Geoff’s interest in wine started in 1969, when he worked for British Transport Hotels as a stock-taker counting, amongst other items, bottles of wine. The variety and vast differences fascinated him and drove him to discover more. The dream was to have his own company bringing in wines, which he could personally recommend after having tasted them for himself. After many years in the trade as retail shop manager and wine consultant for a large importing company, he thought again about bringing to the UK, wines that the ever- growing wine drinking public, would be bowled over by.
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In May 2006, Geoff and a few friends visited Italy, on holiday, and visited some local wine growers, where he realised that this level of such high quality was definitely needed in the UK. On his return, the friends started to request more wine from Italy, and finally after a thoughtful few years Geoff took the plunge.
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In April 2010, Geoff visited a small number of Italian wine growers, who made their wine around the shores of the famous Lake Garda, in Lombardy, Northern Italy. Without exception, they were all passionate about the wine they produce, and through Geoff, were happy to export to the UK for the first time.
About our Wines
In 2006 he organised trip for a group of wine lovers with the sole intention of buying wine for their own personal use. But you can’t keep a good thing secret and others wanted to taste too! Since then Geoff has visited Lake Garda in Italy, the Rhone Valley and Champagne regions of France, Rioja and Penedes in Spain, in search of wines that have that bit of something special about them.
All our wines have been tasted and chosen personally by Geoff.
He chooses only those wines which make the grade
and meet his own high standards.
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The wine making process has to be right. He chooses wines that are made by the traditional methods, where the grapes are hand picked, pre-selected and where possible soft–pressed, ensuring only the highest quality juice is used to make the wine, without the need for unnecessary additives and chemicals.
The quality of the wine has to be of a high standard and the grower has to show passion for his work. The fermentation process must be traditional and well respected by the grower, which in turn, guarantees a high quality product. The ageing process must be of a high standard to ensure a quality-finished wine.
The presentation also pays a big part in the selection process, the label, the bottle shape, etc. all add to the overall character and image of the wine. Take a closer look at some of the bottles; Chateau Saint Nabor from the Rhone Valley for example, which is embossed with the Grower’s individual logo.
Without exception, the growers are passionate about the wines they produce, and through Geoff, were happy to export to the UK, for some, for the first time.
