April 5, 2022
Easter recipes: Provençal Aubergines with Tomato
Régine Sumeire was one of the first women winemakers in Provence and an early pioneer of its infamous pale, ethereal style of rosé. As well as being instrumental in propelling Provence rosé towards...
March 23, 2022
Producer spotlight: Nina Mitjavile
Nina Mitjavile. Copyright – Leif Carlsson Nina Mitjavile’s passion for wine was ignited as a child playing in the vines and among the barrels in her father’s wine cellar. This develop...
March 16, 2022
Winemaker spotlight – Cakebread’s Stephanie Jacobs
Director of Winemaking – Stephanie Jacobs Their beginnings were humble, with the original winery building essentially a tractor shed! However, Napa Valley’s legendary Cakebread C...
February 2, 2022
Producer Spotlight: Cakebread Cellars
Our focus this month turns to one of our most loved wineries – Cakebread Cellars from California. Bruce Cakebread talks about his passion for winemaking, their organic kitchen garden and updat...
October 19, 2021
Producer spotlight: Arboleda
This month’s focus is on Francisco Baettig, winemaker at Arboleda, one of our producers based in Chile. Q) Tell us about the Arboleda estate, the history and the different wines you make for C&...
February 19, 2021
Furmint February – the ferment about Furmint
This blog has been updated – please see updated version here. February is dull: shades of grey (despite the flash of pink on 14th), cold, wet. But there are a few up-sides at least. Firstly, Feb...
December 23, 2020
C&B Burgundy 2019 Vintage Report
2019 is a mouth-watering vintage in Burgundy. Thanks to the flexibility of our brilliant family of producers and the well-worn courier route from Burgundy to London, we have managed to taste widely an...
July 9, 2020
Around the World with Corney & Barrow: Loire Valley
The Loire lies at the heart of France, in so many ways, literally and symbolic. A fascinating region of great beauty, the Loire is steeped in history and culture, a land of contrasts –of religious...
July 1, 2020
Around the World with Corney & Barrow: Chile
Chile is a land of drama, of contrasts and vast extremes within formidable natural boundaries. Chile is the longest country in the world, unfurling itself over four thousand kilometres of Pacific coas...
June 23, 2020
Around the World with Corney & Barrow: Great British Summer
Wines from the UK – and particularly our sparkling wines – are garnering critical acclaim worldwide, and for good reason: they are world-class. The best are earning the UK a deserved place o...