As readers of the blog will know, I was a wine buyer with Majestic earlier in my career. I looked after the majority of the ‘new world’ at a time when Australia could do no wrong, while at the same time exploring the south of France for hidden gems. At the time it looked like France [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Festival du Vin
Monday 29 September 2008 – 19:37
This afternoon we launched Majestic’s first ever Festival du Vin, our most comprehensive focus on promoting French wine ever. There are dozens of offers from every region of France, including a pretty impressive set of new arrivals and some great value wines under £5. There are a couple of wines I really want to shine [...]
Argentina on a roll
Monday 22 September 2008 – 9:13
When I first visited Mendoza in Western Argentina, close to the Chilean border, I felt a long way from home, the disclocation exacerbated by a (mild) earthquake just after I arrived. Sitting in a hotel I was aware of a gentle rumble, rather like a tube train passing below. As this increased though I thought I’d [...]
A week of awards
Friday 5 September 2008 – 10:20
It’s been quite a week for Majestic as we collected honours at both of the wine industry’s leading consumer awards events. (I know what you’re thinking – not one but two black tie awards ceremonies to attend. How do we do it? It’s a tough old life in the wine trade sometimes…) On Monday we [...]
New (excellent) Spanish wines
Tuesday 2 September 2008 – 11:06
During my years as a buyer for Majestic in the 1990s, I looked after Spain for many years. At that time only one region was important (Rioja in case it’s not obvious) and, despite my best efforts, sourcing interesting new wines from outside this area was almost impossible. Things have moved on enormously however. Even [...]
Château Monty
Monday 1 September 2008 – 10:14
More wine-related media news for you: Thursday sees the start of a new six-part series on Channel4 following wine critic Monty Waldin’s 18-month adventure into winemaking in southern France. Monty has rented a vineyard in Roussillon and the series follows his trials and tribulations in producing his first vintage. Adding to the interest, Monty is [...]
