Brodie, Black and Rippon all in Jamie Goode’s Top NZ Pinot selection
By Charles Lea on 12/10/2013
Dr Jamie Goode, who writes on his own website www.
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Winemakers Dinner – The wines of BODEGA CHACRA with Piero Incisa della Rochetta
By KD on 08/10/2013
The wines of BODEGA CHACRA presented by Piero Incisa della Rochetta at the RIVER CAFE. A four course dinner in the private dining room of the famous River Café which will consist of antipasti to start and then a choice each of Primi, Secondi and Dolci or cheeses.
Wine of the Week: Barda 2011 Bodegas Chacra Pinot Noir – Patagonia
By Andrew Hooper on 02/10/2013
The Barda 2011 Bodegas Chacra is our best value Pinot Noir, the best value Pinot Noir you will find this side of a day dream.
Gone to the dogs – 2013 Chiswick House Dog Show
By Andrew Hooper on 30/09/2013
A highlight of the Chiswick social calendar, the Dog Show gives people a chance to show off their pampered pooches and to gaze upon stalls piled high with doggie accoutrements that they didn’t know they didn’t need.
Charles Metcalfe, some Portuguese wine and a bonny evening in Chiswick
By Andrew Hooper on 27/09/2013
On a pleasant Wednesday evening in late September, 30 eager tasters gathered in the LEA & SANDEMAN shop in Chiswick to taste Portuguese wine and to drink in words of wisdom from a very special guest speaker. We were honoured, thrilled and really rather excited to have secured, courtesy of Wines of Portugal, the services of the great Charles Metcalfe for the evening.
Release of 2011 CHÂTEAU YQUEM 1er Cru Classé Sauternes
By Charles Lea on 26/09/2013
Apparently we were waiting all this time for the great Bobness’ final pronouncement – as if that really changes anything about a wine already praised fulsomely by every other critic on the planet, including Neal Martin on the great Master’s own website.
The Wine Doctor on Lionel Gosseaume’s ‘Climat No. 2’
By Charles Lea on 23/09/2013
Lionel Gosseaume draws our attention to Chris Kissack’s website The Wine Doctor, in which his ‘weekend wine’ from the 16th of September was Lionel’s ‘Climat No. 2’, featuring the extremely rare Meslier Saint François grape
Will Lyons on Calvados in the Wall Street Journal.
By Charles Lea on 14/09/2013
Lea & Sandeman ‘old boy’ Will Lyons, now writing for the Wall Street Journal, has devoted this week’s column to the autumnal joys of Calvados – and brought out the worst in the WSJ headline punners –
Calvados’s Warm Charm
Three delicious autumnal reds for under £20
By Andrew Hooper on 12/09/2013
Behold a fine trio of French red wines to warm the spirit, all of which will yield the faintest hint of change from a twenty and also make an ideal accompaniment to autumnal cooking:
2013 Sherry ‘En Rama’ Sale now open!
By Ed H-B on 06/09/2013
The ‘en rama’ phenomenon was started by Gonzalez Byass, who released their first Tio Pepe ‘En Rama’ sherry in celebration of their 175th birthday. It caused a sensation and has been released every year since.
Release of Solaia 2010
By Charles Lea on 04/09/2013
Great excitement has greeted the release of the 2010 vintage of Antinori’s ultimate flagship wine, Solaia. Two critics have already hailed it as the best vintage yet of this intense, classical Cabernet-based SuperTuscan, and this certainly looks to be one not to miss.
Release of Pol Roger 2004 – a new classic
By Charles Lea on 02/09/2013
Unlike some Champagne houses who rattle out the vintages one to the next – Pol have the strength of mind and the integrity to hang on to theirs until they are really sure that it is at the perfect point to release, allowing for early drinking for the impatient, but always with the class and depth needed for longer-term ageing.