What our customers have been drinking this winter
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.
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Winemaker Dinner: Bert Salomon at Quality Chop House
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.
October Wine Reviews
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 30/10/2022
Recent wine reviews by Matthew Jukes, Rose Murray Brown, Cherry Magazine & The Telegraph.
A trip around Georgia | Tbilisi
By Ophelia Hirst on 23/09/2022
‘The oldest and the youngest winemaking nation in the world’ Georgia, the exotic and little-known country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, holds one of the stronger claims for being the birthplace for wine and winemaking. Evidence of both crushed grapes and winemaking vessels, the famous Qvevri, have been found dating back to around 6000 BC.
A trip around Georgia | Kakheti: Part 1
By Ophelia Hirst on 23/09/2022
The Caucasus Mountains as viewed from the Tsinandali Estate Our next stop was then the main winemaking region of Kakheti, about 2 hours northeast of the capital. This was proper winemaking country; endless wineries and vines and, as it was harvest, lorryloads of grapes being driven around.
A trip around Georgia | Kakheti: Part 2
By Ophelia Hirst on 23/09/2022
Mildiani The next day somehow managed to surpass the already heady memories of the previous. A morning visit to Mildiani was a great example of a massive producer (circa 3 million bottles) getting it right.
Wedding Wine – Much Simpler Than You Think.
By Tom Lorimer on 06/09/2022
Lea and Sandeman has been supplying wine for weddings for over three decades and choosing it (we are told) is significantly more entertaining than spending an hour deciding which napkin colour works best on your table. Tasting what you buy.
Press Reviews: August
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 02/09/2022
Our latest press reviews: The Telegraph, The Times & 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 best wines from Languedoc-Roussillon, The Times, Jane MacQuitty 26/08/2022: 2020 L'ÉTRANGER 120 Year Old Vine Domaine des Trinités £18.
Press Reviews: July
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 22/08/2022
Our latest press reviews: The Telegraph, The Buyer, Delicious Magazine and JamesSuckling.com 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.
Comte Armand – A Vertical of Pommard Clos des Epeneaux
By Tom Lorimer on 18/07/2022
A ‘flight’ not to be missed. Vintages 2017 to 1990 Recently, we were fortunate to be approached by a long-standing (and very generous) customer to taste through a flight of vintages (with the 1990 thrown in from Charles Lea's own cellar) from an estate that has featured in almost every Burgundy offer we have published since the early 90’s - Domaine Comte Armand.
Press Reviews: June
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 30/06/2022
Our latest press reviews: The Telegraph, The Buyer, Delicious Magazine and JamesSuckling.com 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 best rosé wines for summer 2022, The Telegraph, Susy Atkins, 28/06/2022: 2021 GRENACHE-CINSAULT Rosé Domaine Saint Félix £9.
Press Reviews: May
By Eve-Marie Letondel on 21/05/2022
Our latest press reviews: The Times, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and The Telegraph. 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. Platinum Jubilee Special – Part 1 – Party Wines, matthewjukes.