Long live Wentworth’s wine shop
Smarter than your average corner off license, Lightfoot Wines in Wentworth is more of a wine boutique, a curiosity shop where an endless, heady mix of red, white and rose bottles lines the shelves.
selecting from vineyards across the globe, Matt is on hand to offer any advice on what to buy. With a gargantuan selection at your fingertips, Matt can suggest which wines make great gifts, which are best seasonally, or even what to pair with your dinner.
Matt of Lightfoot Wines
After decades in the village, the Aladdin’s Cave of the grape variety has recently been taken over, with Matt Thompson now firmly behind the counter.
Getting a taste for wine at a young age, Matt’s first serious interest in the tipple came 20 years ago when he studied extra-curricular wine lectures at university. Having worked at wine merchants for several years hand-
Keeping the magic and traditions of Lightfoot Wines alive, the already- bursting selection has been widened to include wines from countries not normally in the Pinot pecking order. Along with the likes of wines from Chile, South Africa and Rhone Valley, they have also introduced unusual wines to try from India, Greece and here in the UK; there’s even a wine from Sheffield’s Renishaw Hall vineyard.
While most of us aren’t lucky enough to have a wine cellar, there’s plenty of choice to stock up your wine rack at home.
WENTWORTH
A summer staple, see their range of Prosecco and sparkling wines to get your fizzy fix, along with zesty gins from up and down the country including Harrogate and Holmfirth. Or keep it smooth with their range of bottled craft ales and beers. Shaking up a few cocktails this summer? Lightfoot Wines also stock an extensive amount of spirits including gin, vodka, rum and tequila, plus port and sherry. Or for a boozy dessert, drizzle one of the fruity liqueurs over ice cream such as kiwi, blood cherry, peach and violet – there’s also a chocolate liqueur for a guilty treat.
Wentworth’s wonder of wines WINES Now under new ownership Lightfoot
Countless selection of wines from across the
world and more including
Prosecco and sparkling wine
That’s the spirit…
Magnificent Malts
Over 100 types of whisky including Macallan 21, Caol Ila 1983, Cragganmore, and Loch Lommond
Jumping Junipers!
Extensive range of Gins including Whittaker’s, Bulldog, The King of Soho, and Penderyn
Looking for something special? Let us recommend a new wine to try
Open: Tues – Sat 10.30am-5pm Sun 10am-4pm Main Street, Wentworth, Rotherham S62 7TN
01226 743 298 | 07545 425 163 |
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One of the largest collections of whisky in the area, Lightfoot Wines have spread the search for quality malts a little further than just Scotland; there are choices from America, Ireland, England and even Japan, with over 100 bottles in store. Whatever beverage you’re searching for this summer, be it a crisp, zingy white to refresh a warm summer evening or a rich, beefier red to pack a punch at a barbecue, uncover all of your wildest wine dreams at Lightfoot Wines.
From Russia with love
Vast amount of premium vodkas including Chase, Kettle One, and Crystal Head
Feeling fruity?
Wide range
of flavoured liqueurs from Limoncello to Mirto
Deliveries available
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