So as it's the height of the "summer" (ahem€¦) we thought we'd highlight a few fantastic wines that go really well with an array of BBQ food. With August rapidly escaping us, the sun has surely got to come out eventually... right?

Last week saw our Chilean Wine Tasting at the shop with guest host Johnny Bingham who represents one of Chile's best known wine making families. The Silva family only began producing wine in 1997, but have had meteoric success in what is a relatively short period of time in wine making terms! We first tried the Silva family wines in 2013 and we knew on the spot that we had to get behind their wines. You'll find a good range of their wines in the shop so there's plenty of choice.

If you've noticed how warm it has been lately and you're anything like us, you'll also have experienced an overwhelming thirst come over you that can only be sated by something ice cold and bubbly. Lemonade is always an option, but it's hardly going to set the world on fire! What you need is some sparkling wine to cool you down, loosen you up and help you through this summer weather!

We're thrilled to be working with Chris and Natalie, who together are Eponine Patisserie and Chocolatiers. To introduce their approach and their range, here's Chris with our new Guest Blog!

Putting gifts together online is never as easy as it's made out to be, and putting together something personal and tailor made is certainly no mean feat even when you're here in store!

We love cheese. Hard, soft, mild, stinky, British, Spanish, French, we love it all! No other food is so versatile. You can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. As part of a starter, a main course, after dinner or even in a dessert (if you've never tried a cheesecake made with Brillat Savarin then I insist you make one immediately, and bring some to me!).

This recipe uses some of our fantastic Morelli Chilli Linguine. The ancient Morelli Pasta Factory was founded in 1860 and is still run by the same family. It produces a vast range of speciality pastas which have a wonderful consistency and rich flavour. We stock a wide range of their delicious pasta, and we urge you to explore the whole range!

This classic tagine is great as a dinner party centre piece served with crusty bread or cous cous.

This is a simple but extremely delicious mushroom risotto enhanced with the earthy flavour of truffle. We love anything and everything with truffle here at Whitmore & White, but this creamy rich classic dish has got to be one of our favourites!