By Charles Lea on 14/04/2011
This year marked Verona's 45th annual wine trade fair, known as Vinitaly, Italy's largest gathering of winemakers and producers. Every year the fair gets bigger, with an ever expanding number of pavilions in what is already a very tight space, and the number of visitors from around the globe increases.
By Charles Lea on 01/04/2011
Les Comprimé de Gaz Champenois
By Charles Lea on 24/03/2011
Having got married in June of last year my Kiwi wife and I went over to New Zealand a few weeks ago for a belated wedding party for the friends and family that couldn’t make it to our wedding in Scotland.
By Charles Lea on 25/02/2011
Antonio Galloni has been travelling round Tuscany this month, and is more than positive about his tasting at Fuligni.
By Patrick Sandeman on 22/02/2011
Buy the Lea & Sandeman ‘Charity Case’ and £25 goes direct to Comic Relief
By Charles Lea on 22/02/2011
Mervyn King is perhaps best known as an economist and of course Governor of the Bank of England, but is also incredibly passionate (and alarmingly knowledgeable) about both cricket and football, which perhaps explains his choice of team name in last night's Wine Society wine quiz, the 'Claret & Blue Lions'.
By Charles Lea on 15/02/2011
Last year you may have entered this – sorry you did not win, these lucky people did.
By Patrick Sandeman on 15/02/2011
Two of Brunello’s finest producers have turned out wonderful wines in this great and highly acclaimed vintage.
By Charles Lea on 07/02/2011
Two great wines for the cellar from a great champagne vintage
By Patrick Sandeman on 29/01/2011
The BIN END SALE has now started!
By Patrick Sandeman on 26/01/2011
The 2009 vintage is the perfect excuse for drinking more Burgundy.