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 David Porter on 11/01/2023
It’s no longer breaking news that in 2021 Mother Nature threw everything at vignerons – across France – but in Burgundy the punishing impact on the vineyards, and on the yields, seemed somehow more tangible.
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 04/01/2023
A customer wrote after the New Year festivities - 'Happy New Year! Gosh this is good and a way to go still.
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 30/10/2022
Recent wine reviews by Matthew Jukes, Rose Murray Brown, Cherry Magazine & The Telegraph.