By Charles Lea on 19/05/2023
Following our 'Celebration of Spring' tasting, where we showcased our range of 'grower' Champagnes, Charles Lea is sharing some of the secrets of Champagne on our blog. First, a brief breakdown of the label codes found on Champagne bottles, which can help clarify the origin of what's in your bottle.
By Angus Barcroft on 27/04/2023
Angus Barcroft from our private clients team gives us an insight into day four of Bordeaux en primeur tastings: Day 4 Today we had another early start that saw us heading up the D2 road for a day of tasting along the left bank in Saint-Julien, Pauillac & Saint-Estèphe.
By Tom Lorimer on 26/04/2023
Tom Lorimer from our private clients team takes us through the third day on the road in Bordeaux: Day 3 A fairly straightforward itinerary for the team today: work out how to open boot the on our over-designed hire car, mop-up the rest of the right bank, and then head north to start tackling the vast expanse of the left bank.
By Jack Chapman on 25/04/2023
And we’re off, scouting Châteaux for the best of Bordeaux 2022. Our head of Private Clients, Jack Chapman is sending us his notes and impressions, giving us a verbal tour of some of the finest wines of Bordeaux’s right bank, and the team’s take on the mystifying 2022 vintage.
By Jack Chapman on 14/04/2023
I am going out on a limb with this blog entry, to say that you probably don’t need me to tell you that Lafite, Mouton, Margaux and Haut-Brion will probably be exceptional in the 2022 releases. It is, by now, far from a secret that we’ve got an outstanding vintage on our hands.
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 05/04/2023
Spring wine reviews from Decanter, The Telegraph, The Times & The Guardian. Indie or supermarket wine? It pays to shop around, The Guardian, Fiona Beckett, 09/06/2023: 2018 A DOS MANOS Garnacha A Pie de Tierra £15.95 | £14.50 Review: 'Lighter than the ABV might suggest, and brimming with summer berry fruit. Scrumptious.
By Caroline Tanner on 17/03/2023
For over 18 years, Lea & Sandeman has been the proud supporter of the NSPCC City Fine Wine Challenge - an evening that tests tastebuds and wine knowledge, whilst raising vital funds for a very important cause.
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 06/02/2023
Recent wine reviews from The Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Times, Decanter and Money Weeks. ‘In the know’: the most overlooked white wines, Zeren Wilson, The Guardian, 24/02/2023: 2021 MÂCON VILLAGES Domaine de la Denante £14.95 | £13.
By Jack Chapman on 28/11/2022
It’s interesting, the little avenues that life takes you down. I’ve been at Lea & Sandeman for nearly three years now, and I’ve enjoyed each one more than the last, but, despite working exceptionally hard at the ‘research’ part of the job, I still haven’t tasted every wine we have.
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 02/09/2022
Our latest press reviews: The Telegraph, The Times & The Guardian. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection - in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. The best wines from Languedoc-Roussillon, The Times, Jane MacQuitty 26/08/2022: 2020 L'ÉTRANGER 120 Year Old Vine Domaine des Trinités £18.
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 22/08/2022
Our latest press reviews: The Telegraph, The Buyer, Delicious Magazine and JamesSuckling.com Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection - in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen.
By Tom Lorimer on 18/07/2022
A ‘flight’ not to be missed. Vintages 2017 to 1990 Recently, we were fortunate to be approached by a long-standing (and very generous) customer to taste through a flight of vintages (with the 1990 thrown in from Charles Lea's own cellar) from an estate that has featured in almost every Burgundy offer we have published since the early 90’s - Domaine Comte Armand.