By Eve-Marie Letondel on 23/11/2020
Our latest press reviews from Lockdown 2.0: The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail & The Times of Tunbridge Wells. 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 Jack Chapman on 17/11/2020
What do I buy for the overly particular wine lover in my life? Is a statement which I expect is issued forth by almost every person in line (all three of them) to buy me a gift, every Christmas. Do you buy them wine? Perhaps.
By Jack Chapman on 03/11/2020
Last Thursday we were joined by 20 lovely people for our first official Lea & Sandeman Interactive Zoom wine tasting. Three bottles of Chablis: Petit, Village and Premier Cru, whisked their way out to attendees before the hour and a half long chat began.
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 27/10/2020
Our latest press reviews in October: The Guardian, Spectator Life, The Mail On Sunday & The Sunday Times. 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 Jack Chapman on 15/10/2020
Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau Our second day began with a longer journey, from our digs in Beaune (which we had settled into the night before after driving down from Chablis) straight south to Pouilly-Fuissé. In the tiny commune of Pierreclos, we drew up to a maze of buildings and were greeted, then ushered down some steps to the tiny cave of Frantz Chagnoleau.
By Jack Chapman on 11/10/2020
We've touched down in Burgundy and have an intense, covid-safe programme of visits that will see us covering the length and breadth of Burgundy starting from Chablis in the north – to the south in the Mâconnais and not missing anything out in between! An early start for Day 1, after our 10 hour journey from London - the following day, is something easily met when you know that your day will be packed full of Chablis tasting - helped even more by the first Domaine being just down the road.
By David Porter on 08/10/2020
We were very sad to receive this message today from our friends at Domaine Tempier: 'Lulu Peyraud left us yesterday morning to join Lucien. Of course, her spirit will remain with us forever; her 'joie de vivre' and happiness will always be remembered.
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 01/10/2020
Our latest press mentions in September: The Telegraph and 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 Guardian, Should we be impressed by ‘reserve’ wine?, David Williams, 20/09/2020: 2016 SANGIOVESE Riserva Bissoni £25.
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 01/09/2020
Our latest press mentions in August: The Telegraph, The Sunday Times 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 Times, Review: The best wine to buy this September, Will Lyons, 31/08/2020: 2017 PINOT NOIR Spätburgunder Weingut Braunewell £15.
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 27/07/2020
Our latest press mentions in July: The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardia, The Daily Mail, The Independent & Matthew Jukes. 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 Eve-Marie Letondel on 24/07/2020
As part of our ‘31 Days of Riesling’ celebration we have asked our shop teams, our in-house experts, to spill the beans on their favourite German Rieslings which you can read below. Browse all of our German Rieslings here. Staff Highlights Alex Robinson - Fulham: 2018 ESSENHEIM RIESLING Kalkstein Weingut Braunewell (£17.95 | £16.
By Phil Weeks on 25/06/2020
Our final Chef’s recipe is also our most simple, but no less delicious and comes from our friends at Bocca di Lupo. Click here for the recipe (.pdf) "Tagliata just means ‘sliced’ – a steak which is sliced when grilled. Sometimes, they are served plain – other times, with porcini mushrooms, or asparagus, or butter and sage, or rocket & tomato.