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A Case of Mixed Doubles – Our Top Picks for Wimbledon

By on 30/06/2015

The tennis has started just down the road in SW19 and brought the hot weather with it! How long it lasts is another question, but surely long enough to enjoy a mixed case of our summer favorites? We've selected 6 of our favorite summer wines into this mixed case including 2 bottles of each of our ever popular MiP rosé, it's slightly more devilish brother Petit Diables, plus our two new excellent Spanish whites; the wonderfully refreshing Camina Chardonnay from La Mancha and our bright and lifted Luna Creciente Albariño, both of which offer an alternative, but equally refreshing experience to rosé on a hot summer's day.

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Charging around the Highlands

By on 19/06/2015

Last weekend I took on the infamous Cateran Yomp – a 54 mile slog around the highlands of Perthshire. I was one of three who made up the ‘Peaked too soon Team’. Proudly sponsored by Lea & Sandeman, we set off at 07.15 jogging the first 25 miles with relative ease.

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Barnes Burgundy Tasting 23rd & 24th June 2015

By on 01/06/2015

LEA & SANDEMAN – BARNES Burgundy Tasting – Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th June For our second in-store tasting of 2015 we have chosen a real Lea & Sandeman speciality – BURGUNDY. This is not an en primeur tasting, but rather a selection of Burgundy from our current range – all available and all drinking now.

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