By Ed H-B on 31/08/2016
INVITATION TO OUR ANNUAL TASTING Wine is about personality as much as it is about quality and style, so after the success of last year's tasting format we are delighted to have many of our producers attending to present their wines at our annual tasting.
By Ed H-B on 10/08/2016
Wine delivery within the hour! We can now deliver within the hour via Deliveroo if you live within 2.2 km of our Chelsea or Chiswick shops. We've added a selection of our favourite wines which are available to buy on-line. We also have Spirits, Magnums, Mixed Cases and Half Bottles available.
By Beth Thomas on 03/08/2016
'Our challenge has been, and remains, to find ways to vinify unfortified wines from the Douro that can take their rightful placeamong the great wines of the world, alongside the other great classic regions such as Bordeaux, Burgundy or the Rhone Valley' Christian Seely, Quinta da Romaneira It was during a stay at Château Pichon Baron in 2015 that Charles became reacquainted with its MD Christian Seely, and it is through this reintroduction that we came across the wines of Quinta da Romaneira.
By Ed H-B on 27/07/2016
Pol Roger Champagne Holidays may be at the front of your mind at the moment, but if you want to stock up on champagne for Christmas or to lay down an excellent vintage in your cellar (which is also starting to drink very well indeed), this is a great opportunity! We've reduced the single bottle price on both wines, best prices are on 6 packs.
By Beth Thomas on 20/07/2016
Following on from our successful offer of Louis Roederer's excellent non-vintage in June, we can now offer a special pre-release allocation of Roederer's superb Prestige Cuvée, 2009 Cristal. The warm year of 2009 has in general made generous, relatively rich Champagnes, but as none of the usual critics have tried the 2009 Cristal, this offer is based on the marque and the glowing tasting notefrom Roederer's own Chef de Cave.
By David Porter on 20/07/2016
[caption id="attachment_21141" align="alignright" width="349"] Rippon’s Nick Mills surveys his vines running down to the impossibly beautiful Lake Wanaka[/caption] Rippon and Felton Road are without question the two leading vineyards in New Zealand’s undisputed Pinot Noir capital - Central Otago. Both are making elegant, intense Pinots with beautiful finesse.
By Ed H-B on 11/07/2016
A favourite of Robert Parker and Allen Meadows, Daniel Barraud makes some of the best wine in Maçon, a fact recognised by some of the biggest noses including Robert Parker: ‘Barraud is unquestionably in the very top echelon of producers in Pouilly-FuissĂ©. [He] is crafting superlative wines that equal or surpass the finest offerings of the Cote de Beaune’s grand cru vineyards.’
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.eRobertParker.com
By Ed H-B on 07/07/2016
With another great weekend of tennis lined up and with any luck continued fine weather, we've put together this mixed case of some of our favourite summer wines to sit back and enjoy whilst watching the action or share with friends: 2 x 2012 GUSBOURNE Brut Reserve Brut English Sparkling Wine Gusbourne Estate 2 x 2014 SAINT VÉRAN Domaine de la Denante 2 x 2014 CASA DA SENRA VINHO VERDE LOUREIRO Lima Quinta dos Abrigueiros 2 x 2015 MIP* Made in Provence Classic Rosé Domaine Sainte Lucie 2 x 2015 FLEURIE Clos de La Roilette Domaine Coudert 2 x 2014 PUY-DE-DÔME PINOT NOIR Cave de Verny Just £160 inc.
By Ed H-B on 03/07/2016
They say it takes 30 days to acquire a habit so we’re joining in with 'Wines of Germanys’ celebration of German Riesling during July. We have made all of these wines available by the single bottle at our usual case price so you can get to know the different styles of Riesling that we are really pleased to have discovered over the past couple of years.
By Beth Thomas on 01/07/2016
To continue this month's focus on German Riesling, today we will be opening two of our favourites from our popular Discover Riesling Mixed Case (just £150), so do drop by from 4pm onwards and say hello and taste these two lovely wines which we are offering at our usual case on single bottles for the month of July.
By Charles Lea on 01/07/2016
At the beginning of the 2015 campaign, we advised those who thought we'd Leave to pile in before the pound plummeted, and those who thought we'd Remain to hold their fire until after the referendum as the subsequent bounce in sterling might result in the remaining primeurs looking cheaper now.
By Peter Ogilvy-Wedderburn on 01/07/2016
Without doubt, Glastonbury is the best festival in Britain and quite probably the world. The quality of music and the all-out entertainment is unrivalled. To get the most out of the Festival, you really need to be staying in luxurious accommodation and that is what I was lucky enough to do last week when I held a tasting at Pennard Hill Farm for 170 prestigious guests.