Author Archives: Ed H-B

Summer Sale ends tomorrow 6pm – last chance to pick up a bargain!

By on 01/09/2015

With the arrival of September and some convincingly Autumnal weather it's time to wrap up our summer sale, but every cloud has a silver lining and this is a great opportunity to stock up for the months ahead, so have a good dig around as there's still lots of great bargains still to be had including, but certainly not limited to: - Last Mip in town! [Shops only] A number of MiP Methuselah (6 litres) down from £195.

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Summer Sale – Red Alert!

By on 19/08/2015

Whilst it’s not exactly blazing sunshine out there, to warm things up a little we’ve added a handful of great reds to our summer sale from a few of our great producers. There’s still plenty of other wines on offer, so do think ahead and stock up today!

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Jancis Robinson’s Wine of the Week: 2012 Acústic Blanc

By on 10/08/2015

We’re very pleased that Jancis Robinson has chosen Albert Jané Ubeda’s 2012 Acústic Blanc as her wine of the week. Albert visited us recently in May for our Press tasting (for which Jancis has also coincidentally just published her full tasting notes on her website (www.JancisRobinson.com (paywall) – PDF)

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The L&S Summer Sale is now live!

By on 30/07/2015

A pink Champagne down £9 per bottle, a brilliant (if cosmetically flawed) South African Sauvignon at less than half original price, some white Burgundy down by £20, Claret down by 30%, and fascinating wines from the Rhone, Italy, Australia & California too.

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Bollinger July Special Offer!

By on 11/07/2015

July Special Offer For the next 3 weeks we are pleased to offer special prices on Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut Champagne. Please note we can offer our usual case price discount on 6 bottles when bought from one of our shops with an L&S bag for life. Pricing: 75cl bottles £37.

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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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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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Lea & Sandeman at the London Wine Fair, Olympia 18th-20th May

By on 13/05/2015

Twenty-six years on and still totally independent wine merchants, our highly acclaimed list reflects our relentless globetrotting in search of wines that offer interest and quality at the right price. Lea & Sandeman are excited to bring a selection of these wines to the London Wine Fair ‘View Tastings’ for the first time.

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La Grande Toscana: New releases from Castello del Terriccio

By on 07/03/2015

“Another fabulous set of wines from Castello del Terriccio” says Antonio Galloni, and he is dead right. At our tasting at the property last year with a four year vertical of both Tassinaia and Lupicaia, the 2009s stood out for weighty seamless supple silk textures filled with the finest of tannins and the juiciest character…

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