Its Burns night this Wednesday 25 January and Majestic staff need no excuse to match up the haggis to some wine and single malts. Here are some top picks from Majestic store webpages… Charlotte in Dundee “There’s plenty of time to get your wine to go along with those haggis, neeps and tatties. “Why not [...]
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Saint Vincent, Patron Saint of Winemakers
Saturday 21 January 2012 – 11:00
Thinking about how best to honour Saint Vincent the Patron Saint of Winemakers on the 22nd? Jaymi, Trainee Manager at Majestic Wine Evesham gives a few pointers to celebrate this feast day… Saint Vincent of Saragossa is honoured every year on the 22nd of January as the patron saint of winemakers. Originally a Christian Martyr [...]
Tuscany: Home of Leonardo Da Vinci, The Leaning tower of Pisa, and Sangiovese
Wednesday 18 January 2012 – 16:22
Stefan, Manager at Majestic Wine Worcester, explores one of his favourite Italian wine regions; Tuscany… In my opinion, Tuscany is one of the best regions in the world in terms of art, beauty, food and wine! Famed throughout the world for its cultural centres Florence, Pisa and Siena, it is also the home of Sangiovese. [...]
Guest Blog: The Graped Crusader – Wedding Wines follow up
Tuesday 17 January 2012 – 13:52
Choosing wedding wines? The post wedding follow up. Guest blogger The Graped Crusader saves the day…. People warned me how fast your wedding day tends to pass, but I was genuinely surprised by the sheer speed that it was all over. I’d barely had time to nip round the tables to check how the wine was going [...]
Majestic chooses Bowel Cancer UK as Charity of the Year
Tuesday 10 January 2012 – 11:56
The new year brings a new charity! After a staff vote back in November, our Charity of the Year 2012 is Bowel Cancer UK Every 15 minutes in the UK, someone is diagnosed with bowel cancer; this is nearly 40,000 men and women each year. Bowel cancer is the second biggest cause of cancer death [...]
delicious. Wednesday
Wednesday 14 December 2011 – 9:52
Buttered turkey with sausage, pancetta and apricot stuffing by Lizzie Kamenetzky 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 [...]
‘La Vendange’ in France
Tuesday 13 December 2011 – 12:42
Every year Majestic staff have a chance to go across the channel and pick some grapes in the harvests (la vendange) for our friends in France. Becky from Majestic Isle of Wight was part of one group that popped over earlier in the year for the harvest at Chateau Pizay in Morgon… The harvest was all but over [...]
delicious. Wednesdays
Tuesday 6 December 2011 – 16:01
Sage Sausage Rolls by Lucy Williams 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 easy as possible for [...]
delicious. Wednesdays
Tuesday 29 November 2011 – 13:03
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 [...]
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 [...]
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