Spotlight on Spencer Hyman Approx read time: 5 minutes   Over a decade ago, leading chocolate aficionado Spencer Hyman co-founded Cocoa Runners with Simon Palethorpe. Although his career began in th...

On 17th March we held our first Women in Wine in person event in London.  Our special guest was Wendy Outhwaite from Ambriel.  To those who came, we hope you enjoyed yourself and hope you come back ...

I am a big, if totally biased, fan of the Domaine Francois Carillon wines. The historic Domaine Louis Carillon was divided from the 2010 vintage by the two sons Francois and Jacques, there are a few ...

Burgundy season is now fully underway, following buzzing C&B tastings last week in London, Edinburgh, Hong Kong and Singapore. The 2018 vintage has proved to be delightfully easy to taste – the ...

Ahead of this month’s release of the latest vintages, Head of Fine Wine, Will Hargrove recounts two vertical tastings with Hyde de Villaine’s winemaker Stephane Viver over Skype. Hyde de V...

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....

Will Hargrove, (Head of Fine Wine at C&B) recounts a vertical tasting at Clos Saint-Martin during a recent trip to Bordeaux. The invite came through for a supper amongst friends, during the 2017s ...

Bordeaux 2017: A vintage to surprise Château Ausone, Saint-Émilion “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” Alexander Pope “An early vintage, a warm vintage, ...

What makes a great rugby team? For Aaron Morris, Harlequins full-back, it’s all about getting to know your team mates, both on and off the training pitch. “When it comes down to the difficult par...