It’s going to be an early, quick campaign. That, at least, is the word from Bordeaux. We’d better get started then. We are going to do things a little differently this year, in our communications...

Will Hargrove, Head of Fine Wine 1 minute read It feels to me, and I sense I am not alone, that both the 2022 (and 2023 that will follow) are important vintages for Burgundy. Why? Well, let’s start...

 Head of Monopole 2 minutes read Visiting Burgundy always nourishes me in both heart and mind. It is the vinous Mecca in my eyes and each trip offers something new. My outings this year to taste the ...

Is Burgundy learning to live with climate change? Guy Seddon, Head of Fine Wine Buying 2 minutes read Édouard Labet commented, “Global warming is a real challenge for our viticulture, but it is als...

Senior Fine Wine Sales Executive  4 minutes read The first thing that struck me was when you arrive, you are whisked down to their cellars… And they’ve got a very full cellar of the ‘22 and...

Finally, some volume. Having tasted in painfully empty cellars over the past few years, particularly in the Côte de Beaune, 2022 has arrived like a breath of fresh air. After the historically tiny 20...

A day in Burgundy – Tasting En Primeur  After four years working hard on the sales floor at C&B, I earnt my stripes to join Guy Seddon, Head of Fine Wine Buying, for our Burgundy 2021 en primeu...

Burgundy 2021 The 2021 vintage in Burgundy will be remembered for its three nights of intense frost and snow, from 5th to 8th April. Temperatures dropped several degrees below zero, shortly after a su...

“Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me you built a time machine…?” Marty McFly, 1985   Photo credit: Alain Benoit   It seemed that ‘climate change vintages’ were here to stay....

Spring — bluebells, birdsong and of course, Bordeaux. Now as much as we rejoice at winter’s end and relish the prospect of longer days, warmer weather and the sights and sounds of a new season, at...