Unwind with Nick’s Wine and Vinyl Pairing

26th July 2025 by Nick Hoyle

Since moving house, one of the great pleasures has been the ability to play my vinyl collection (or “records” as I’ve always called them). There is something deeply satisfying and pleasurable about the ritual of listening to a vinyl record; flicking through your albums, choosing one, carefully placing it on the turntable, listening to the warm sounds and reading the album cover and its contents – it is a real sensory experience. It then struck me that it is pretty…

Since moving house, one of the great pleasures has been the ability to play my vinyl collection (or “records” as I’ve always called them). There is something deeply satisfying and pleasurable about the ritual of listening to a vinyl record; flicking through your albums, choosing one, carefully placing it on the turntable, listening to the warm sounds and reading the album cover and its contents – it is a real sensory experience. It then struck me that it is pretty…