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The Wine Society buys from a distance

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The latest finds by Britain's wine-buying co-operative's pandemic-restricted buyers. Most of these wines are available outside the UK too.

The Wine Society held another online tasting for wine writers at the end of June. I was so knocked out by what was on offer in the tasting last March, on which I reported in early April, it was probably inevitable that its successor would be a little bit of a let-down.

The Society’s buyers are particularly active at visiting wine regions and scouting out new wines so it’s hardly surprising that this process has been somewhat curtailed by COVID-19-inspired...