With such a large selection of wines at all of our Majestic stores, Karl, Manager at Majestic Carlisle, looks at some of the new and eclectic additions… Summer brings longer nights, hopefully a spot of sunshine and also a raft of new wines into the Majestic range. At Majestic Carlisle we love trying new additions [...]
With only a few days left of our in store Australian Tasting week, Steve, Trainee Manager at Majestic Amersham, shares his favourites from across the country… Do you cringe at the thought of over oaked Chardonnay from down under? Do you wince at wine brand adverts bookending US sitcoms on Satellite TV? Maybe it’s fair [...]
With summer parties starting to be planned, Cava makes an excellent alternative to Champagne. Tim, Trainee Manager at Majestic Bangor, shares his trip to the Cava producer Codorníu just west of Barcelona… Shortly after being woken by my alarm at 5 am I left the sleepy shores of the United Kingdom with a group of [...]
‘Strong progress’ 13 June 2011 Majestic Wine PLC (“Majestic”), the UK’s largest wine specialist with 165 stores, today announces its preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended 28 March 2011. Download the full statement (PDF format) | Investors page Highlights Group profit before tax increased by 26.6% to £20.3m (2010: £16.0m). Total sales up 10.3% [...]
Late night Friday evening… Rebecca, Manager at Majestic Twickenham, sums up her decadent food and wine indulgence… Want a way to make your Friday night treat of fish and chips special? Why not open a bottle of Champagne to accompany it. Champagne you cry, why would I waste such a luxury with my fish and chips? [...]
With a season of British sporting events just around the corner I thought it would be a good idea to get my calendar booked up sharpish. Then naturally, the next thing that came to mind was ‘what am I going to eat and drink at said sporting spectacles’? I have to admit that the gastronomic [...]
Champagne is closer than you might think. A short hop across the channel and it’s only a short distance to one of the most Northerly wine growing regions in France. Felix, Manager at Majestic Belgravia shares his fleeting visit… Times are hard when your two days off are spent in Epernay drinking Champagne. But I [...]
After a recent trip to Beaujoloais, Ben, Manager at Majestic Wilmslow, reflects on the region and it’s wines… Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Beaujolais area in order to meet some of our suppliers and to learn a bit more about the often overlooked wine of the area. We were staying right [...]
Ladies that lunch, Rachel and Laura, Managers of Stow-on-the-Wold and Stoubridge respectively, share thier delightful food and wine pairings… After working the Bank Holiday weekend I needed an excuse to enjoy my time off, so what better way than going for a Michelin starred lunch! Laura (Lovely Manageress of Stourbridge) and I bravely fought the [...]
Australia stretches further across than London to Moscow. In such a big country, every wine region has it’s own personality. Lauren, Manager at Majestic Market Harborough, gives us an insight into the main wine growing regions in South Australia… I’ve always been a big fan of Australian wine, and the more I’ve been lucky enough to try, [...]
