Time for a cheeky half? Half-bottles are in…
By Andrew Hooper on 29/01/2015
We’ve always been proud of our range of half-bottles at LEA & SANDEMAN – ‘tis broader, better and more tempting than most ranges of half bottles you might find elsewhere.
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Château des Tours Côtes du Rhône – £20 very well spent
By Andrew Hooper on 27/01/2015
65% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 15% Cinsault. It’s everything a Rhône red should be – deep, seductive berry fruit with a generous helping of spice. It manages to be both full and rich, and supple and silky.
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By Ed H-B on 22/01/2015
Bernard Baudry CHINON Les Granges – it’s time to dig out the corkscrew
By Andrew Hooper on 22/01/2015
A lighter Loire red may sound like an odd wine to mention in the cold January months, but the 2013 Bernard Baudry Chinon Les Granges fits the bill perfectly
Château Bellevue la Fôret – It’s a family affair
By Andrew Hooper on 07/01/2015
The vineyards of Fronton are in south west France, a little north of Toulouse. Château Bellevue la Fôret is 50% Negrette – a local grape variety which improbably apparently originated in Cyprus – with Syrah and both Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc.
The L&S 2015 Magazine ‘Mere Mortals’ Mixed Case
By Ed H-B on 16/12/2014
Not all of us can afford the big guns featured in our recently published 2015 L&S Annual so we’ve carefully narrowed down 12 bottles from the producers who feature in the magazine into a ‘Mere Mortals’ mixed case.
Last order dates for Christmas wine deliveries – starting this Weds 17th!
By Ed H-B on 14/12/2014
With Christmas fast approaching we would like to advise you of our last order cut off dates to guarantee delivery in time for the holidays, starting with last orders for country deliveries (outside the M25) at midnight this Wednesday 17th! Last Orders for Christmas Outside the M25.
The best present for wine lovers ever? CORAVIN™ 1000 Wine Access System
By Andrew Hooper on 13/12/2014
Gadgets – everybody likes a good gadget, and the wine world is not immune to the inventive zeal of gadget makers. Now, inventiveness has yielded up the Coravin – truly something you didn’t know you needed until you found out you needed one – far far more than mere wine gadget, this is a real game changer
L&S 2015 Wine Magazine/Annual – on its way!
By Charles Lea on 12/12/2014
The LEA & SANDEMAN 2015 Wine Magazine/Annual Coming to your doorstep tomorrow or Friday is the new '2015 Lea & Sandeman 'Wine Annual', a magazine of photographs and pieces on some of our key producers, and articles from various luminaries of wine journalism - Victoria Moore, Tim Atkin MW, Tamlyn Currin, Steven Spurrier, Rosemary George MW, Harry Eyres, Sarah Marsh MW, and Robert Joseph.
Barnes Late Night Shopping and the legendary MULLED WINE recipe.
By Ed H-B on 12/12/2014
The secret being a good measure of port and a slug of brandy.
L&S Sandeman Christmas Champagne Offers
By Ed H-B on 12/12/2014
Christmas Champagne Offers This year Lea & Sandeman was awarded ‘Independent Retailer of the Year’ at the International Wine & Spirits Challenge, To celebrate we have put together this mix of carefully chosen Grandes Marques and exquisitely individual grower champagnes as part of this year's Christmas Champagne offers to give you a choice for all occasions.
Buon Natale! The Lea & Sandeman Italian Christmas Mixed Case
By Ed H-B on 11/12/2014
Our Italian wine list expands year by year and this 12 bottle Italian Christmas mixed case makes a perfect answer to any question Christmas might throw at you. Fizz, white, red and even a little glass of Vin Santo,