Wine Course in west London
By Charles Lea on 04/06/2014
We are often asked about wine tasting courses, but we do not provide wine courses ourselves.
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Wine of the Week – Bowled over by 2010 Caburnio di Tenuta Monteti (for only) £12.95
By Charles Lea on 03/06/2014
‘I was bowled over by the CABURNIO 2010 (Tenuta Monteti) in my recent order … it would make an excellent addition to the College cellar.’
New arrival! 2013 Domaine Tempier BANDOL Rosé – ‘The greatest of them all’
By Charles Lea on 31/05/2014
Add the ultimate sophistication to your summer with the greatest rosé of them all, 2013 Domaine Tempier BANDOL Rosé. Fabulous rosé, and a serious wine too.
Wine of the Week: Hope on the Horizon – BBQ weekend? – Petit Roy 12ème and steak
By Charles Lea on 28/05/2014
This cuvée is a blend of everything that does not make it into the Châteauneuf cuvées, and as such J-M chooses to declassify it all the way to ‘Vin de France’, but make no mistake, this is a proper wine.
Summer Selections: Our top wine picks for Summer
By Charles Lea on 26/05/2014
If you’ve found yourself overwhelmed by choice, we’ve made a few carefully selected lists to help you choose some great summer wines.
Bicocchi Alicante – delicious organic red which can be drunk from the fridge
By Charles Lea on 21/05/2014
This week’s Wine of the Week is the perfect summer ‘fridge’ red. It is one of the first three wines we have imported from Bicocchi Alicante, a family farm near Massa Marittima in the Tuscan Maremma.
Tenuta Monteti – a model wine estate comes of age – Limited opening offer.
By Charles Lea on 15/05/2014
The L&S team at Vinitaly voted Tenuta Monteti’s 2008 ‘Monteti’ the most exciting wine we tried there this year.
2011 Tignanello & Sassicaia – pre-shipment offer
By Ed H-B on 09/05/2014
‘The climate trend in 2011 was truly exceptional for Bolgheri. It can be considered one of the best vintages since the year 2000.’
L&S ‘Why not?’ Champagne Offer: Louis Roederer Brut Premier & 2008 Rosé
By Ed H-B on 07/05/2014
Louis Roederer is one of the largest remaining independent Champagne Houses, owned by the same family since it was founded in 1776, the same year that the USA was officially founded. The house is famous for making 'Cristal' - the highly demanded Super Cuvée - but the Brut Premier is their classic, non vintage blend and represents excellent quality in the slightly fuller, creamier style.
Weds 4th June: Austrian & German wine tasting-L&S Chiswick
By Andrew Hooper on 07/05/2014
We’d love you to come along to this small wine tasting at our Chiswick branch featuring some of our favourite producers from Austria and Germany.
2013 Bordeaux 06/05 – Pichon Lalande, Ducru Beaucaillou, Pavie Macquin, Beauséjour Duffau Lagarosse, Larcis Ducasse
By Charles Lea on 06/05/2014
The whole stable of wines from Nicolas Thienpont at Pavie Macquin, which started with the Cote de Francs Puygueraud and continued through Trimoulet, to the grander wines, Berliquet, Larcis Ducasse, Pavie Macquin itself and Beauséjour (Duffau Lagarosse), showed very well
2013 Bordeaux 05/05 – Bank Holiday releases, Malescot Saint Éxupery, Clos L’Église
By Charles Lea on 06/05/2014
The Bank Holiday releases brought another yawn. Malescot may be not terribly expensive compared to previous vintages, but it is hard to get excited, while Clos l’Église just makes us think Beauregard is much better value.