Easy-peasy fish pie with a shortcrust top by Charlie Clapp We’ve teamed up with deliciousmagazine.co.uk in the run up to Christmas to find the perfect wine matches to some of the UK’s favourite dishes. In 4 weeks, we’ll feature 4 easy to make delicious. dishes, each matched to a selection of wines, making it as [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2011
New Store! Majestic Wine Wirral
Tuesday 29 November 2011 – 10:42
Majestic Wine store No. 176 is now open on the Wirral A big Hello to the new Majestic Wirral team: Paul, Rachel and Ashley. Here they are cutting the red ribbon with the Mayor of Wirral on Friday morning. Already they’re straight into the Christmas mood, looking forward to meeting lots of new people and [...]
New Wine Tasting Videos
Monday 28 November 2011 – 17:43
A little Christmas treat. This week on the Majestic website saw the release of 30 videos about 30 wines. The videos highlight the idiosyncrasies of each particular wine. Straight to the point, they are short and concise with a perfect food match. Every member of staff loves talking about wine by the tasting counter in [...]
Sipsmith Distillery Tour
Thursday 24 November 2011 – 14:05
Majestic staff are not just fans of great wines; spirits have been known to tickle the taste buds too. John, John, Steve (Majestic Aylesbury), Miguel and James (Majestic Milton Keynes) popped down into London recently to visit the Sipsmith Distillery in Hammersmith… by Steve McNeill The first copper pot distillery to open in London for [...]
delicious. Wednesdays
Wednesday 23 November 2011 – 9:35
Sautéed chicken with white wine, shallots & tarragon by Debbie Major We’ve teamed up with deliciousmagazine.co.uk in the run up to Christmas to find the perfect wine matches to some of the UK’s favourite dishes leading up to Christmas. Over the next 4 weeks, we’ll feature 4 easy to make delicious. dishes, each matched to [...]
Laura’s Region in Focus: Rhône
Tuesday 22 November 2011 – 13:10
It’s Rhône tasting week in Majestic stores this week, and Laura from Majestic Stourbridge finds that she’s been missing out! I have been working for Majestic for over 10 years and shamefully Rhône is the one area in France I have never really experimented with. After a recent wine tasting at the York Food and [...]
Rediscovering Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc
Thursday 17 November 2011 – 10:52
Pedro from Majestic Wine Chiswick finds the Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc better than ever… This has always been one of my favourite wines from the fashionable and prestigious region of Marlborough, in New Zealand. It’s crisp, refreshing and bursting with flavour, a classy wine which easily gives its more expensive neighbours a run for [...]
Grape to Glass on Facebook
Wednesday 16 November 2011 – 17:33
The Majestic Blog now has its own dedicated tab on our Facebook page Everybody at Majestic loves to share their wine knowledge, whether it be with customers in their local store, on their own store pages and twitter accounts, or just with friends. All this wine knowledge is highlighted in the Majestic Wine Blog: Grape [...]
Brand New TV Adverts
Tuesday 15 November 2011 – 12:05
Last night we made our television debut! Over the Christmas period we are broadcasting two brand new adverts in the London area that explain what Majestic is all about to people who may not have been to one of our stores before. We all know that wine can be a bit baffling and in the [...]
Majestic Wine PLC Interim Results
Monday 14 November 2011 – 7:16
Majestic Wine PLC (“Majestic”), the UK’s largest wine specialist, today announces its interim results for the 26 weeks ended 26 September 2011. Download the full statement (PDF format) Highlights Profit before tax increased by 20.0% to £8.8m (2010: £7.3m). Interim dividend increased 15.2% to 3.8p per share. Total sales up 8.7% to £127.8m (2010: £117.6m). [...]
