White Burgundy: Finding the value outside the Côte d’Or By Alex Beaumont on 15/02/2021 I am a particular lover of White Burgundy and like all discerning fanatics, covet the wines of Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault, however I find it increasingly difficult to find good village level whites under £50. It is when I start to look further afield that I find the most excitement. Read more
Press Reviews: February 2021 By Eve-Marie Letondel on 12/02/2021 Our latest press reviews: The Times, The Guardian, JancisRobinson.com, Timatkin.com, The Telegrah & The Sunday Times. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection - in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. Read more
There’s Gold in them there Hills By Phil Weeks on 11/02/2021 A common mis-conception about the naming of the Côte-d’Or in Burgundy, is that it relates to slopes of gold (some vineyards are definitely worth more than their weight in gold nowadays). In fact it takes its name from the direction in which the slopes face, which is east, towards the Orient. Read more
Michelin 2021: Stars in their eyes By Sophie Picheta on 05/02/2021 [caption id="attachment_32590" align="alignnone" width="600"] Shaun Rankin from the Grantley Hall[/caption] It was, undoubtedly, a bit of an odd Michelin ceremony this year. Originally scheduled for October 2020, postponement thanks to you-know-what meant that the results of the 2021 Michelin Guide were announced last week, on Jan 25th. Read more
Getting in Deep – Yves Confuron: Domaine Confuron Cotetidot & Domaine de Courcel By Charles Lea on 29/01/2021 Organic, late-picked, whole-bunch fermented, classic old-school red Burgundies from one of the great domaines of the Cote de Nuits, based in Vosne Romanée, with vineyards from Pommard to Gevrey Chambertin – and reasonably-priced too! Read more
Press Reviews: January 2021 By Eve-Marie Letondel on 29/01/2021 Our latest press reviews from Lockdown 3.0: The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Times & The Daily Mail. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection - in a mixedcase of your design or simply by the dozen. Read more
In the field – Tasting the 2019 Burgundy Vintage – Part III By Jack Chapman on 23/12/2020 Domaine François Raquillet It’s a winding back road through the vineyards to get to Domaine Raquillet and I more than once tested the brakes on Charles’ car (he’s promised not to sue for the whiplash, but we’ll see). Read more
Press Reviews: December 2020 By Eve-Marie Letondel on 09/12/2020 Our latest press reviews: The Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Times, The Independent, The Wine Conversation, The Daily Mail & Metro News. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection - in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. Read more
Press Reviews: November 2020 By Eve-Marie Letondel on 23/11/2020 Our latest press reviews from Lockdown 2.0: The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail & The Times of Tunbridge Wells. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection - in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. Read more
The best Christmas gift for a wine lover might not be wine By Jack Chapman on 17/11/2020 What do I buy for the overly particular wine lover in my life? Is a statement which I expect is issued forth by almost every person in line (all three of them) to buy me a gift, every Christmas. Do you buy them wine? Perhaps. Read more
Chablis Interactive Tasting | 1st Edition By Jack Chapman on 03/11/2020 Last Thursday we were joined by 20 lovely people for our first official Lea & Sandeman Interactive Zoom wine tasting. Three bottles of Chablis: Petit, Village and Premier Cru, whisked their way out to attendees before the hour and a half long chat began. Read more
Press Reviews: October 2020 By Eve-Marie Letondel on 27/10/2020 Our latest press reviews in October: The Guardian, Spectator Life, The Mail On Sunday & The Sunday Times. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection - in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. Read more