“My recommendation is to open a bottle at dinner and drink it for breakfast… if I am really nice to my friends, I open a bottle in the morning.” – Brice de La Morandière (on when to d...

Weingut Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch, Erben Thanisch “A year of beautiful ripeness, with precise acidity and lively energy.” – Sofia Thanisch History The estate was founded in 1636, amidst the turbu...

“At Trinoro, I was driven by an emotional realisation that I was in a perfect place, aesthetically speaking. I had found a place where I was very happy to be.” – Andrea Franchetti The Franc...

One of Burgundy’s most impressive names, Olivier Leflaive is recognised as much for the consistent quality and style of its wines as for the sheer breadth of its range. This can be considered no sma...

“Tout dans ce vin est équilibre, force et grâce.” “This wine is an exercise in balance, power and grace” – Didier Depond, President Champagne Delamotte, Champagne Salon...

Hyde de Villaine: One of California’s most prized vineyards, drawn across the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. It took time and a lot of persuasion but, finally, common sense prevailed when two great vi...

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....

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 ...

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...

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, ...