An awful lot of hot air and column inches have been dedicated to this year’s Bordeaux en primeur campaign with journalists and amateur bloggers alike keen to tell the wine trade how it should be done. As one at the ‘pointy end’ of the fine wine trade I am acutely aware that a speedy, well-timed [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Food and Wine Matching Tip of the Week
Wednesday 27 July 2011 – 13:06
Assistant Manager Jamie from Majestic Market Harborough gets in the mood for some red wine and food matching I hadn’t been in the mood for reds with the warmer weather causing me to crave a well chilled glass of white or Rosé, and then the other night the food I was eating absolutely demanded a [...]
Golden Grape: Chilean Champion
Monday 25 July 2011 – 10:04
We polled Majestic staff across the British Isles to elect their favourite wine deserved of the prestigious title Chilean Champion. After the first round of voting we shortlisted the wines down to the top five and opened up the vote for the last time. These are all great wines and are Chilean Champs in their [...]
Brilliant Burgundy
Monday 25 July 2011 – 10:00
Trainee Manager Al at Majestic Edinburgh Leith Walk takes a moment to unravel the magic of Burgundy… For all its past fame and riches, Burgundy continues to remain simple, rustic and in stark contrast to the large elegant country estates that litter the Medoc. Burgundy is highly fragmented with the average holding a mere 15 [...]
Ask The Winery: Oxford Landing
Wednesday 20 July 2011 – 15:12
Last night Majestic staff were invited to an evening of food and wine tasting hosted by Oxford Landing Estates. A couple of us from the social media team snuck in early to ask a few questions from our twitter and facebook followers and some we made up ourselves! We interviewed Matt Pick, winemaker for Oxford Landing [...]
BBQ Beauties!
Monday 18 July 2011 – 16:53
It may only be Monday, but Majestic Fleet Manager Sven has got me thinking of who to get together for a BBQ this weekend. Here are his wines of choice: Having a BBQ this Summer? Well so are we! Here are our top choices for wine to go with everything from simple salads to belting [...]
It’s Your Chance to Ask The Winery
Friday 15 July 2011 – 13:05
Winemaker Matt Pick from @OxfordLanding is hosting a tasting for Majestic staff next Tuesday. A few of us from the social media team are sneaking in early to meet Matt and ask him a few questions about the latest vintages and wine news from Australia. If there’s anything you’d like to ask, ‘Like’ us on [...]
Loire Bitesize Introduction
Thursday 14 July 2011 – 16:54
Lucy, Assistant Manager at Majestic Gloucester breaks up Loire into bitesize chunks The Loire Valley is located to the West of France. The River Loire is the longest River in France and the changing climates and winemaking techniques along the differing sub-regions make for a great variety of styles. There are 4 main sub-regions and [...]
New Store! Majestic Livingston
Wednesday 13 July 2011 – 17:19
Yesterday morning marked another proud day for all at Majestic Wine; the opening of our 167th store Majestic Livingston! This is our 12th store to open in Scotland, and our second store to open within a month in the UK. We are all really excited to bring the Majestic experience to even more people in [...]
