August 15, 2018
Pinot Noir: The temperamental traveller
Pinot Noir doesn’t play ball. Not by modern standards anyway. It takes a specific climate to get the best out of it. Cool and dry. Not to mention the soil. But it can also hold the biggest reward fo...
August 10, 2018
A dinner with d’Angerville
Each Spring, ordinarily in March the two joint agents for Domaine Marquis d’Angerville get together and host a tasting and lunch to launch and present the most recent vintage, in this case the 2016....
August 6, 2018
Top 7 summer cocktail recipes
There’s a certain stigma surrounding wine in a cocktail. Maybe people have just not tasted a good one..? Perhaps you don’t want to use your favourite wine and that’s fair. And we don’t recomme...
July 31, 2018
New Release: Petrus 2017
Petrus 2017: A vintage report – Adam Brett-Smith Yes, no frost… or, more specifically no frost damage from the severe cold on the nights of 27th and 28th April which did so much injury ...
July 24, 2018
Wine and cheese lovers rejoice!
We’re so happy that there’s an official day dedicated to celebrating wine and cheese. It really is still the ultimate combination. What makes it great, is that it’s so very versatile...
July 21, 2018
The woman who turned Provence pink
The term pioneer is often used loosely, but in the case of Régine Sumeire, head of Provence’s Château la Tour de l’Evêque and Château Barbeyrolles, the label bears no exaggeration. As one...
July 15, 2018
Spotlight: Dominio de Pingus
Peter Sisseck’s Dominio de Pingus “To make a wine like Pingus 2017 in such a difficult year is a result of a top terroir worked in a specific manner over many years . It is a combination of ma...
July 10, 2018
New Release: Château Trotanoy 2017
With the release of the 2017 vintage of Château Trotanoy, we take a closer look at one of Pomerol’s greatest estates. The History The turning point at Château Trotanoy occurred 65 years ago, ...
July 9, 2018
Book & Bottle #NovelPairing: The Burning Chambers
The first in a quartet, The Burning Chambers sees Kate Mosse return to Carcassone as Catholics and Huguenots clash in the Wars of Religion. It’s a truly epic tale of love and loss. Mosse joined us a...
June 26, 2018
Spotlight: Champagne Salon
Last week, we launched the latest vintage of our Champagne Salon 2007. Here, we look at the story of the man behind this incredible brand. Creating Champagne Salon The story of Champagne Salon’s cr...