Some winemakers spend their lives trying to figure out how to get the best out of their vines, others have the benefit of previous generations working to unlock the secrets of their land. You might n...

Francois Labet is a man who gets around. If there’s anyone who clocks up more miles on the A31, I don’t know about it. His vines round Beaune and Clos de Vougeot are closer than some “flying win...

Very recently we were privileged to be able to welcome Domaine Jacques Prieur through our doors. Edouard Labruyere was in London to take us through his magnificent wines and we hosted a special dinner...

This blog originally appeared on Duvault-Blochet. Our Head of Fine Wine, Will Hargrove, gets to go to some pretty special tastings, and this was definitely up there.   This tasting is very probab...

The Tower of London was a magnificent setting for our Burgundy tasting The new Burgundy vintage is always a time for excitement, 2014 is no different. No other region in the world can evoke the same s...

There is a buzz in the world of wine and a revolution happening in France and it concerns Beaujolais. I am not talking about the light bodied, slightly fizzy red that smells of bananas and confected f...

Now I’ve had some fun Grand Cru Burgundy days in my time but this is right up there. We originally planned to have a dinner for Sylvain Pitiot as he retires from his position as head of Clos de...

When we picked up our hire car in Paris Orly, it had Italian number plates. Was this a sign? Was 2014 Burgundy to be temperamental, or would it ooze with charm? There was only one way to find out. We...

What an evening! The 2015 harvest was all in and by all accounts looks superb at Clos de Tart as Sylvain Pitiot passes the baton to Jacques Devauges, formerly of Domaine de L’Arlot and Clos de ...