… it (nearly) is now! This may be the final weekly roundup of en primeur releases from the 2009 Bordeaux campaign. Bar a few highly-feted but very rare right-bank wines almost everything is out now. Take a look to see which of the remaining wines takes your fancy. I have been buying wine for en [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Jane MacQuitty: Best Summer White Wines
Thursday 24 June 2010 – 10:13
It’s that time of the year where Jane MacQuitty samples scores of wines in order to ascertain the star players for her Summer Top 100 featured in The Saturday Times. This season, it’s been split in half, with the 50 Best Summer White Wines having been released a week ahead of the reds. We’ve been [...]
Majestic Meets the McGuigans
Tuesday 22 June 2010 – 7:21
Recently, the opportunity to film the harvest in the McGuigan vineyards at the Hunter Valley presented itself, so we sent in a wine enthusiast (who handily happened to be a camera man!) to go and meet Neil McGuigan who kindly gave us an interview, whilst Chief winemaker, Peter Hall, showed us around. With a long family [...]
Too many to mention…
Friday 18 June 2010 – 10:46
We should have been careful what we wished for! Having spent weeks worrying about when the en primeur campaign would get started, it’s completely manic now, with new wines every few minutes. Anything specific would be out of date by the time you read it. Instead take a look at the list of released wines [...]
Finally – it’s all happening
Wednesday 16 June 2010 – 14:03
Those readers who already receive our email updates will know that the 2009 Bordeaux releases are coming thick and fast now. If you have any interest at all get signed up straightaway or there’s a danger you’ll miss the party. Since this morning two Majestic favourites have come out: Chateau la Lagune and Chateau Talbot. [...]
Website problems!
Wednesday 16 June 2010 – 9:40
Update 9:56am: We found all the products and we’re pleased to say we’re back up and running! 9:40am: A large number of products on our website have temporarily vanished…. we’re working hard to get them back as soon as possible! Our Mixed Cases, Top 10 Offers & Fathers Day Gifts are still viewable. In the [...]
Majestic Wine PLC Preliminary Results
Monday 14 June 2010 – 8:43
Majestic Wine PLC (“Majestic”), the UK’s largest wine warehouse chain, today announces its preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended 29 March 2010. Download the full statement (PDF format) Highlights Financial Profit before tax increased by 117% to £16.0m (2009: £7.4m). Underlying profit growth of 26% after adjusting for last year’s £5.3m reduction in the [...]
Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV £24.74!
Friday 11 June 2010 – 9:52
There is rather a lot of excitement in the office this morning as Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV (a real staff favourite) has just had it’s price dropped to £24.74. However, this is definitely one to snap up fast as this brilliant offer is ending on Wednesday 16th June. It’s not just us that thinks [...]
New en primeur releases
Monday 7 June 2010 – 14:13
We’re still waiting for the really big guns to release, but there is now a steady stream of excellent wines from Bordeaux, starting this week with wines from the left-bank communes of Margaux, St Julien and Pauillac as well as a St-Emilion and a Pomerol. Between them there is quite a contrast in styles, but each was excellent in [...]
A taste of Majestic
Monday 7 June 2010 – 13:40
Each year Majestic stores all over the country open their doors for a special customer wine tasting. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet the local team, taste a wide variety of new wines and indulge in a relaxed evening of food and drink. Anthony Gordon from the Ecommerce department assisted at the Chalk Farm [...]
