A COLD WEEK-END IN LONDON
By Patrick Sandeman on 03/12/2010
It may be freeezing cold but the Lea & Sandeman shops and delivery service are firing on all cylinders!
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A CELEBRATION OF FIZZ
By Patrick Sandeman on 03/12/2010
Jancis Robinson celebrated the tenth anniversary of her website by organising a celebration of fizz for her Purple Pages subscribers.
CLOUDY BAY SAUVIGNON – This is NOT!
By Patrick Sandeman on 25/11/2010
& CO SAUVIGNON 2009 Hawkes Bay by Gabrielle Simmers it IS!
Chiswick House Tasting
By Charles Lea on 24/11/2010
Nearly a hundred tasters enjoyed nineteen wines from the LEA & SANDEMAN range, roughly themed around drinking for Christmas Day
THE CITY FINE WINE CHALLENGE 2010
By Patrick Sandeman on 22/11/2010
Lea & Sandeman raise over £121,000.00 for the NSPCC
THE CITY FINE WINE CHALLENGE 2010 (part 2)
By Patrick Sandeman on 22/11/2010
Lea & Sandeman raise over £121,000.00 for the NSPCC
Enomatic wine sampling machine at Chelsea shop
By Charles Lea on 20/10/2010
Enomatic wine preservers are not new, but the idea of using them in a shop context for sampling measures has been gaining ground recently and it was time to give it a try.
2010 Vintage Reports – Burgundy
By Charles Lea on 13/10/2010
"Everyone is of the opinion that this year there will be even more qualitative difference between the different domaines than usual"
2010 Vintage Reports – Bordeaux
By Charles Lea on 07/10/2010
Latest reports suggest that 2010 could be as good or better than 2009, and with a smaller harvest and rich Châteaux which have no need to sell, the chances are that the market will again be sorely tested.
2010 Vintage Reports – a short word from the Rhone
By Charles Lea on 06/10/2010
Christelle Coulange reports 2010 vendanges in stress-free conditions
2010 Vintage Reports – Champagne
By Charles Lea on 29/09/2010
A vintage characterised by rain and rot – hard work!
MULLED WINE
By Patrick Sandeman on 23/09/2010
The secret being a good measure of port and a slug of brandy.