Thursday 14th April; Taste of Spain with Laurie Webster

For those that came to one of our last wine tastings, Laurie introduced us to Ucopia Wines' specialism in South American wines; and what a great evening that was!

On Thursday 14th April Laurie will be talking us through and tasting their Spanish selection, including the very exclusive Montecillo Bodegas.

Tickets are £35 per person and will include a selection of tapas dishes and platters. 

Arrival 7pm (ish) for a 7.30pm start.

December Dates for your diary

We have some fabulous artists lined up for you on the lead up to the big day!

Get yourselves along to these gigs to get into the festive spirit!

 

Needs no introduction; Anthony Walker AKA "Pants" is back with us this Sunday 4th, 6pm (ish) start.

Acoustic Extraordinaire Aaron McCullan will be here on Sunday 12th, if you haven't seen this chap, you need to, fabulous singer song writer & guitarist, starting around 6pm.

Geno's Christmas Cracker, as we all know, a fabulous evening of our host playing, singing  & entertaining with his special guests from 5pm 19th December

Open Mic Night - Des will be being joined by local artists to welcome in the big day, anyone who fancies coming along for a foray on the mic are more than welcome, starts around 8-8.30pm on Thursday 16th

We hope to see you all soon. If you are wanting t come along for food during these evenings we do recommend booking a table in advance! All the Best, Stay Safe, Team Fullaloves 

Wine Tasting - South America; Thursday 30th September

Join us for our first post lockdown wine tasting!  

On Thursday 30th September, Laurie Webster of Ucopia Wines will be hosting an evening of wine tasting specialising in the vinous delights from South America.

We have been working with Laurie for nearly 3 years with his last agency but he has now has set up his own company specialising in unique offerings from the likes of Argentina, Chile & Uruguay.

We'll be trying a selection of 6 different wines with a break half way through to soak up the wine with some tapas dishes & platters.

We're scheduling for arrival at around 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Places are limited so please pre-book your tickets which are £35 each.

WELCOME BACK!

 

Fullaloves  Wines

Welcomes you Back!

We Missed You!

We cannot wait to get back behind the bar and whirling up our glorious tapas dishes albeit outside for the time being.

We have added a cover to combat the inclement weather and a couple of outdoor heaters.

We do have only very limited space outside and whilst we are happy to welcome everybody at any time, we do advise to book in advance especially at weekends. Our normal opening hours will be subject to having bookings on the day.

We are also trying to maintain what has become our pretty popular delivery service should you not be able to get a table.

 

  

So please get in touch…

tel. 01772 780326

email. ben@fullaloves.co.uk 

message. Facebook / Instagram

We hope and pray to see you again very soon!

Valentines Meal Local Collab

 

We are teaming up to make the ultimate threesome for Valentine’s Day

@kake.longridge @preppedribblevalley

Treat your loved one on Valentine’s Day and let us do the hard work.

For just £50 per couple you get:

2 x starters

2 x mains

2 x desserts

1 x bottle of your choice

We’re all feeling the love

Are you?

All you need to do is warm your food and chill your wine, then enjoy!!

The collection point will be Fullaloves on Saturday 13th February between 12pm and 4pm.

Vegetarian options are available (please ask)

Upgrades are also available on the wines (on collection)

Non alcoholic options available

Any questions please ask

Teamwork makes the dream work

#supportlocal

Message @preppedribblevalley on FB or Instagram to order before Thursday 11th February with your menu choices. Limited numbers available

Events Happening Soon at Fullaloves

Christmas Shopping & Festive Opening Hours

Sax & Guitarist Duo this Sunday from 6.30pm (11.11.18)

Events Coming Up at Fullaloves

Below is our latest list of events (that I can fit on one page!)

BUT...that is not all. We have dates planned for further events all the way through to Christmas...

• 22nd Nov Open Mic Night
• 25th Nov Afternoon Fizz Tasting (no. 1)
• 29th Nov Longridge Does Christmas Late Night Shopping
• 2nd Dec Afternoon Fizz Tasting (no.2)
• 13th Dec Port Tasting (no.2)
• 23rd Dec Geno's Christmas Cracker
• New Years Eve

Phew; time for a top up???

Open Mic Night at Fullaloves Wines

I guess we all know what an open mic night is! Mainly music, but we welcome all sorts of acts, so come along and check out the diversity of local talent.

We are aiming to host these evenings every 3rd Thursday of the month, so the next would be 20th September.

We are always on the lookout for acts; so if you are a singer, musician, comedian, poet, magician etc. and would like a platform to perform or simply practice with an audience; please get in touch!

Coming Up; Live Music, Wine Tasting & Gin Tasting

We've got some fabulous new events coming up in the next few months now the weather has broken, Spring is definitely in the air!

New date for Liberator Tasting, New Years Eve & Festive Opening Times

Seasons Greetings 

...from us all here at Fullaloves, we wish you all the very best!

Here is a quick update about our goings on here;


The Liberator Wine Tasting
Firstly, our previous entry was the news that we had to postpone our South African Wine tasting, showcasing "The Liberator" series of wines (see here for details). Well we now have a new date, giving us something to look forward to during the gloomy weeks after Christmas.
Keep in your diary...22nd February. Tickets are selling well this time around, how about it as gift???

Shopping at Fullaloves

Talking of gifts; amongst the eclectic array ofwines we have available we're all about shopping & gift ideas here. We have;

☆Gift Vouchers
☆Wine Hampers
☆Festive Fizz & Ports
☆Christmas Dinner Wine Recommendations
☆Gift Wrapping
☆Wine Tastings
☆Corporate Gifts
☆Discount on mixed cases of 6...even more on 12!

Festive Opening Times

We are going all out this year and remaining open throughout the festive period (apart from the big days!); here are our opening times;

24th Dec - 12 noon - Late (11pm last orders)
25th Dec - Closed
26th Dec - 2pm - Late (11pm last orders)
27th Dec - 2pm - 8pm
28th Dec - 2pm - 8pm
29th Dec - 2pm - 10pm
30th Dec - 2pm - 10pm
31st Dec - 12 noon - 5pm (last food order 4pm) re-open for ticket only NYE 7pm -1am.
1st Jan - Closed


New Years Eve Party

This will be our first year here at "The Old Stables" so we're going out with a bang! We have a live musician playing throughout the evening. We're selling 2 tiers of tickets;

- Upstairs, a table for the evening, a set menu of tapas and festive platters with a glass of fizz at midnight; £50 - SOLD OUT!

- Downstairs; nibbles throughout the evening, glass of fizz at midnight, bacon butties after midnight £30, only 10 tickets left!!

All that then remains is say Merry Christmas and unless you join us before, have a happy healthy New Year from all the team here, see you in 2018

POSTPONED "The Liberator" South African Wine Tasting with Richard Kelley (MW)

 

Apologies; unfortunately we have had to regrettably postpone this event until a new date comes up in the New Year, refunds will be available to all those who have bought tickets 

On the 8th of November, Richard Kelley will be hosting an evening of South African wines.

Richard has created a series of wines that hail from the far reaching corners of the "Cape", many of which are of unique stature not normally associated with South Africa at all

"The Liberator" wines are a Rick's selection of finds from some of the most respected producers that may only experiment with lesser known varietals or simply form part of a blend to a final wine, thus never deemed to be commercially available; Rick is on a mission to Liberate these rare finds. In the majority they and only a single vintage and of very limited release; once they're, they're gone!
Each wine always has its own story to tell, this comes in the form of an Episode, a tale of its untimely existence in the form of a comic strip; see an example here for one particular wine we stock already; Liberator Episode 10

We have the privilege of tasting some of his latest releases in the series.

Richard Kelley holds a qualification of the highest form within the wine world, one of the toughest tests that exist, The Master of Wine where only 369 exist throughout the world. Richard gained this accolade in July 1995 after learning his trade in some top wineries in South Africa, and whilst his experience is second to none regarding wines from this region he also specialises in wines from the Loire Valley, of which we are proud to have many adorning our shelves.

Tickets for this evening are £35 which will include an array of tapas style dishes & platters. These must be paid for in advance, only 16 places remain
arrival by 7pm for 7.30 start. We hope to see you here!

SOLD OUT - Meet The Wine Maker Evening; El Coto Rioja

Save the date; Thursday 21st September from 7pm (7.30 start)
This event has now SOLD OUT.

A wine tasting evening hosted by the wine maker, Sergio Soriano, the export manager for El Coto de Rioja.

A selection of food will be provided to go along with 8 different wines; Sergio will be showcasing El Coto's Rosé, White Rioja, Crianza, Reserva & Gran Reserva along with 2 more reds from their vineyards in Cigales.

But don't dally as we're only selling 20 tickets for this event & some are already gone!


We hope you can make this; our first of what we hope to be a series of similar evenings involving wine makers and representatives of the wineries from around the world, giving a first hand insight of the range of fabulous wines we have on our shelves.

3 Months In After The Big Move...

...and what a roller coaster it has been!

It was the first week in May that we finally opened our doors in a stunning new venue. Huge thanks go to all the tradesmen who helped put our bar and shop together, our suppliers old and new (yes, that means lots of new stock; our range is now nearly 150 wines strong!) along with the support from friends, family and customers old and new.

So where to begin??

We have a great new kitchen, for those who remembered our past venue and the cramped little corridor that we created such a spread from out of; well we now have a superb upgrade meaning we have also extended our menu, (our famous Gambas Pil Pil still appear amongst new dishes like Boquerones Crostini, Pitta Pizza, Pitta & Dips, Creamy Garlic & Blue Cheese Mushrooms) along with our capacity. We therefore still offer our great wine & tapas evenings whilst also having the having room for you to wine and dine at your leisure.

We have upgraded our by the glass offering, not only do we have a fabulous selection of wines to choose off our menu, but we have also installed (thanks to a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign) a sparkly new Wine By The Glass machine, which enables us to offer you a taste some of the more exclusive wines in our range and will be updated regularly. As of next week we will be putting a selection of award winning wines, trophy winners from some of the top international wine competitions such as DWWA (Decanter World Wine Awards), IWC (International Wine Challenge) & SWA (Sommelier Wine Awards)

We have staff! Now were in the hub of bustling Longridge and capacity to entertain many more of you, we have been recruiting to make sure our service doesn't falter, and so please meet Joy; our full time manager, her daughter Daisy along with Katie who you will see on Fridays.

What else...

-We have Estrella Galicia Spanish lager on draft
-Midweek lunch specials
-A popular Gin selection
-Look out for Live Music and Open Mic evenings (note to diary; first open mic event 2nd Sunday in September)
-Meet the Winemaker evenings (note to diary; Sergio from El Coto de Imaz, Rioja will be joining us on Thursday 21st September, only 20 tickets will be available, wine tasting with food match)
-Matilda and now her pup Daisy are usually in residence (our adorable Frenchies!)
-Oh and we now have our own bathroom facilities! (visitors to our previous location will know what we mean; especially those who frequented us in the winter!!)









Phew, plenty of reason to come in and say hello over a glass or 2, we'd love to see you again.
Cheers from Andrea, Ben and the team!

We're #CrowdFunding & We Need Your Help!

As I'm sure most will be now aware, we have found what we think could be our perfect new venue and we're getting close to completion.

We will be maintaining what you have all become accustomed to as far as we can so we will still be doing our renowned Wine & Tapas evenings, I will still be making the incredible Prawn Pil Pil, and both of us will still be behind the bar to help you choose your perfect wine and make friends!

But, of course we want to up our game! We have invested a lot into the premises and have stretched ourselves to create a wonderful ambiance, but something that has been a passion of my own along with suggestions from others is to install a "Wine by the Glass machine"

How they work is simple, we give you a card which can be pre-loaded with credit, of which the machine will scan in exchange for a measures of of your choice from a shot to a glass of any of the wines available. We are aiming to have 8 wines in the machine, 4 Red & 4 White/Rosé at any one time, which we will rotate on a regular basis to constantly let you try new things. Otherwise to its ideal serving temperature control; the secret is its ability to maintain a wine's freshness for up to a month, therefore almost eliminating wastage especially for such premium or lesser known wines that would otherwise be disposed of (or otherwise consumed by us...have we thought this through properly??)

Of course, as you might imagine, these things are frighteningly expensive and quite out of our personal reach, which is where you can help!

We have created a Crowd Funding campaign, where simply you can help us reach our goal to pay for a machine by pledging money to us of of which we will "reward" you in the future. For example if you pledge £200, we will gift you one of our Wine & Tapas evenings for you and 5 friends. You would basically be paying upfront for the event which allows us to raise immediate capital...make sense? I hope so and I hope you might dig deep, as this will benefit you guys too, we want this machine for you!

5 Stars & Summer Sounds at Stydd

5 Star

Yesterday was a precious moment in the building of Fullaloves Wines. As our tapas offering has grown from very simple beginnings of olives and nuts, to now a modest but authentic style of tapas delights to accompany your wine. In celebration we have been awarded a 5 Star rating! We're very thankful to our local food safety inspection officer (won't mention names but I'm sure she and others locally will know who I mean!) for her support over the years.

In the same week; both The Café at Stydd and Rosie Duck also; we're awarded the same accolade, this is just the epitomy of the efforts of everyone at Stydd Gardens to make your experience here the best it can be!

Summer Sounds at Stydd

Only 2 days until we host our annual party with live music, coinciding with the conclusion of this years Ribfest. If you'd like to come along, please call in for tickets, or email us at ben@fullaloves.co.uk

Our Festive Season Opening Times

We will be open for you during the festive period so come and join us with a glass or 2, a mulled wine and hot game broth!

24th Dec Open 12pm - Late
25th Dec Closed
26th Dec Closed
27th Dec Closed
28th Dec Open 12.30pm - 7pm
29th Dec Open 12.30pm - 7pm
30th Dec Open 12.30pm - 7pm
31st Dec Open 12.30pm - 6pm
1st Jan Closed
2nd Jan Open as usual

Have a fabulous Christmas, raise a glass or 2 and we hope to see you again in the New Year!

All the very best, Ben & Andrea (& Matlida!) x

Christmas Hampers & Gifts at Stydd Gardens

Are you all prepped for the season of giving?? Once again we have stocked up on our Festive gifts, because; if you have run out of inspiration for presents for your loved ones, you can never go wrong with their favourite tipple!

For the Wine Lovers we can make up hampers and or gift packs to suit your taste and budget, and remember, if you are local and spend £60 or more, we will deliver in the Ribble Valley for Free! Choose your wines on our online shop www.fullaloveswines.co.uk



New in stock in time for winter is this superb single malt Whiskey, Aged for 8 years and matured in old Bourbon casks. This is the first ever batch from the The Quiet Man Distillery in Derry, Northern Ireland.
We have in stock a couple of very special Vintage Armagnac (from 2000 & 1984) alongside a series of Quinta do Infantado Tawny, LBV and Vintage Port

Prefer Beer? We have the very best of local craft brewers including Bowland Brewery & Lancaster Brewery, selection packs and 9 pint mini kegs are available.



We can gift wrap any bottle for you when you buy, one less job for you!

We also have vouchers available that can be redeemed against any of our wines & beers or your next wine tasting here, or simply a spot of light lunch.

We're so lucky to be surrounded by our fellow unique independent shops here I'm sure you will find the perfect gift for all your friends and family.
So get your gifts sorted at Stydd Gardens and grab a bite to eat and a relaxing glass of wine with us whilst you shop.