The Wine Gang (www.thewinegang) provides the UK’s most comprehensive independent coverage of wines available for sale in the UK. Formed by five of the UK’s sharpest palates and best-known wine commentators, the Gang is Tim Atkin MW of The Observer, Tom Cannavan of wine-pages.com, Anthony Rose of the Independent, Joanna Simon of House & Gardens [...]
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Special Offers Ending Monday 22nd…..
Thursday 18 March 2010 – 14:08
Some amazing offers on wine, Champagne and sparkling wine are ending at 3pm on 22nd March so add them to your order now so you don’t miss out. For those who love white wine you can pick up Fairleigh Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2009 for only £5.99 per bottle when two or more are purchased. Or [...]
Sweet Wine Lover Turns Bordeaux Aficionado
Thursday 24 September 2009 – 12:59
Working at Majestic does allow one to experience some wines which others may not necessarily have the opportunity to try, or have the funds to trade up to and recently I had the pleasure of trying Alter Ego de Palmer 2004, the second wine of Château Palmer. This wine defies the old preconceptions regarding early [...]
Climbing Mount Difficulty
Thursday 17 September 2009 – 16:05
Majestic staff have some amazing opportunities and work very hard for them. Last night I was able to take advantage of one of these opportunities and took part in Mount Difficulty’s wine tasting showcase, which included a fantastic bit of food and wine matching, so pretty much the perfect night for a girl who loves [...]
South African Treasures
Thursday 10 September 2009 – 9:39
Traditionally South African red wines have had a reputation for being coarse in texture with rustic flavours on the palate and nose. The Afrikaans word dikvoet used to describe these wines meant literally “thick foot”. I, however, am actually a South African wine supporter and wouldn’t turn down a nice chilled bottle of Thelema Chardonnay [...]
