Everyone loves a bank holiday including the buyers at Majestic who have managed to offer everyone a little bank holiday bonus! They’ve carefully selected 4 of our most popular wines and put them on super special offers – the only catch being that the offers end on 7th June! Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Marlborough [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2010
A taste of Cloudy Bay
Tuesday 25 May 2010 – 10:27
Simon Milroy, Manager of Majestic Mayfair and currently studying for his MW, gives us the low down on the latest offerings from Cloudy Bay following a recent staff tasting. Every year in May much of the wine trade descend upon London for the three-day wine trade fair at Excel. It invariably means some of the [...]
Saturday Kitchen Recommends: Domaine Sainte Rose ‘Le Marin Blanc’
Saturday 22 May 2010 – 10:56
BBC Saturday Kitchen‘s Olly Smith has recommended one of our wines this morning to accompany Anthony Demetre’s delicious looking Cod Cheeks, Chorizo and Chick Peas! Domaine Sainte Rose ‘Le Marin Blanc’ 2009 is a blend of Marsanne and Roussanne grapes from the IGP Côtes de Thongue. The ‘Marin’ is a southern wind that blows into [...]
Mini Master Class: Riesling
Friday 21 May 2010 – 14:55
In the first video of our Mini Master Class series, it is apparent that Will Hepworth, Manager of Majestic Chichester, is a big Riesling fan! This oft maligned grape variety is frequently written off under the same umbrella as Liebfraumilch, however Will explains what makes Riesling so special and defines its unmistakable characteristics. Riesling’s expression [...]
This week’s interesting new releases
Friday 21 May 2010 – 13:35
As the week ends the wait for new releases of Bordeaux 2009 is getting tense. To ease that tension we have several really creditable wines to offer. Each comes from a stable of wines headed by a superstar but itself is much less sought-after and hence very good value: Chateau Ormes de Pez is made [...]
Jane MacQuitty’s Summer Rosé Recommendations
Wednesday 19 May 2010 – 13:27
Jane MacQuitty recently released her 30 Best Rosé Wines in The Saturday Times and we were very pleased to note she was particularly impressed with 7 of our summer rosés. Now that we have had at least 12 hours of sun this summer and with plenty of warm weather predicted for this weekend – we [...]
Chateau Batailley releases
Tuesday 11 May 2010 – 10:36
Finally an en primeur release of one of the top wines, one that we are very confident about and unhesitatingly recommend. Chateau Batailley is an archetypal Pauillac – blackcurrant-scented with a fresh mid-weight character. Key to its attraction is this freshness. It is a drink rather than an academic exercise after all. To view all [...]
Indigenous Italy
Monday 10 May 2010 – 17:59
Jim Button, Dorchester Assistant Manager, shares his advise on Italy’s top picks this summer! Italy is one of the largest producers of wine in the world. It has a viticultural history stretching back to the pre-Roman era, when the Etruscans trained indigenous vines up tree trunks – a practice echoed in the high-training systems found [...]
