Press Reviews: February 2020 By Eve-Marie Letondel on 08/02/2020 Full bodied red wines and rosé were on the press' radar this February. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying a 12 bottles of the same wine or mix your favourite ones. The Sunday Times, Review: the best half bottles of wine to buy now, Will Lyons, 23/02/2020: 2018 Rosé Domaine Tempier £28. Read more
Press Reviews: January 2020 By Eve-Marie Letondel on 30/01/2020 2020 started well for us as we were mentioned in the The Sunday Times, The Buyer and the independent. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying a 12 bottles of the same wine or mix your favourite ones. The Sunday Times, Wine review: the best pinot noir to buy now, Will Lyons, 12/01/2020: 2017 PINOT NOIR Weingut Petri £12. Read more
2018 Northern Rhône: A view from our Rhône (Obsessive) Buyer By Derek Robertson on 28/01/2020 Every January the small village of Ampuis in the Northern Rhone plays host to the annual Marché aux vins, a salon that attracts a global audience of Syrah and Viognier enthusiasts, collectors and buyers. Read more
Australian Bushfires: A view from a Barossa Valley winemaker By Eve-Marie Letondel on 21/01/2020 We will be donating £1 of every Australian bottle sold for the next two months to WIRES and the Australian Red Cross. Please click here for our full Aussie wine list. One of our producers, Tim Smith of Tim Smith Wines, Barossa Valley, has sent us his view of the situation: “So-a heads up on how the fires have affected us here in the Barossa. Read more
2018 Burgundy Vintage Report By Charles Lea on 08/01/2020 The Whites The whites, produced from a welcome large harvest, are good to very good, a vintage which will be welcome in the market as much for the volume as for the quality. The grapes were in perfect condition at the harvest and it was possible to press hard and long. Read more
What we’ll be drinking for Christmas – Our Favourite Wines By David Porter on 23/12/2019 It’s the busiest moment of the year for our team as we try to help everyone get the right wines into their glasses as well as the perfect presents into people's stockings for Christmas. Read more
2018 Burgundy En Primeur | First Impressions By Peter Ogilvy-Wedderburn on 25/11/2019 2018 was a very hot vintage – the growing season only beaten by 2003 for overall heat. However the wines are very different from 2003, for even where they are ripe there is much more freshness than one could have dreamed possible. Read more
Best wines for Thanksgiving By Eve-Marie Letondel on 25/11/2019 It may be surprising to know that most of the states of the US produce wine. But, of course, most of the American wines that hit these shores are from California. From the earliest days of Spanish settlers, through waves of various European migrants, surviving the vicissitudes of Prohibition, to the modern internationally recognised industry of today, wine has always been part of the Californian scene. Read more
Wines in the Press – Autumn 2019 By Eve-Marie Letondel on 15/10/2019 A selection of our latest mentions in the UK press. This is a great opportunity to take advantage of our 12 bottle mixed case discount - our 'case price' is marked in red. DECEMBER The Guardian, Champagne and beyond: sparkling wine for New Year’s Eve, David Williams 29/12/2019: GONET-MÉDEVILLE Blanc de Noirs Brut 1er Cru NV £40. Read more
2019 Annual Tasting Highlights By Eve-Marie Letondel on 27/09/2019 This is a great opportunity to take advantage of our 12 bottle mixed case discount. You can buy a full case or 'mix and match' 12 or more bottles of wine (or 6 Champagne, Sparkling, Fortified or Spirits) to get our ' case price discount' on each bottle (prices marked in red). Read more
The ‘Outsider’ Releases: Bordeaux Without Borders By Edward Richardson on 16/08/2019 Bordeaux has broad horizons. A maritime city in a former imperial power with a rich viticultural resource, it has always traded well beyond its own borders. England's seemingly unquenchable thirst has been its mainstay but by the late 18th century wines were travelling much further afield on a regular basis. Read more
Which wines pair best with grouse? By Edward Richardson on 12/08/2019 Eating perfectly cooked grouse with a judiciously selected bottle or two is one of the great gastronomic delights. But what to pair with (arguably) Britain's most delicious game bird? Good, old red Burgundy 'The traditional answer to the question of what to drink with grouse is 'a bottle of good, old red burgundy. Read more