Decanter.com has an interesting story about the declining sales of Chardonnay in the UK accompanied by an interesting quote from Oz Clarke:
Chardonnay has made some of the world’s greatest wines. Everyone appreciated it – until Bridget Jones. Before Bridget Jones, Chardonnay was really sexy. After, people said, ‘God, not in my bar’.
I’ve taken a quick [...]
And they’re off! The first wines of the campaign are now available to order online. Highlights include some superb Sauternes, notably the stellar Rieussec and Suduiraut, plus a pair of highly demanded Pomerols from J.P. Moueix, Hosanna and Fleur-Pétrus.
Before ordering we advise customers to read our vintage report, and be familiar with the timetable for [...]
Our new summer price list launches today, for once with perfect timing as the sun shines across most of the country!
Highlights include 20% off any 2 bottles from Chile, Italy and Beaujolais, plus a big range of offers on summertime favourites such as rosé, the Loire, Australia and New Zealand.
We’re also launching our first ever [...]
The wait is over for Bordeaux’s proprietors as Robert Parker releases his assessment of the 2007 vintage. There are no real surprises, with Parker summing up the vintage as “an improved, modern-day version of 1997″ and echoing our own comments about the importance of terroir and investment in the vineyard:
There are certainly plenty of [...]
A quick reminder that our Spring promotion ends on Monday, so there’s only a few days to take advantage of deals such as 20% off South Africa, 20% off southern France and 20% off Argentina. Getting ready for the summer promotion which kicks off on Tuesday has kept me busy, but I’ve been meaning to [...]
Very quickly (it’s nearly the weekend after all), I’ve just posted our Bordeaux 2007 “wish list”. Basically, its the list of wines we liked the most from our tastings, and our en primeur offer will be drawn from this list.
I draw your attention to the important caveat that we will only actually buy those wines [...]
We’ve just updated the website with a fantastic new promotion on Spanish wine, with 25% off when you buy any 2 bottles or more. This deal covers all our Spanish wines (including Cava and Sherry) priced from £3 to £20 a bottle, and is based on our pre-Budget pricing, so this is a genuine steal [...]
It’s always interesting when we get back from the Bordeaux trip to have a look around and see how other people have reviewed the vintage. The appraisal seems pretty consistent this year - great for whites and Sauternes, less so for reds although some soft, appealing wines have been made.
Some interesting links if you’d like [...]
It’s a hard life - today we began the day with an appointment at Château Latour. Latour have done a good job of managing the vintage conditions (as you’d expect) and made a soft and stylish Latour. The wine has been beefed up with around 15% press wine to give it tannic structure and backbone, [...]
Our busiest day of tasting today, covering Pomerol, St-Emilion and Graves. Fortunately, with the 2007s being lighter in body and tannin than the last few years, the tasting is not as physically demanding as it sometimes is - our teeth are a bit less blackened than usual, and our palates are still functioning normally.
As for [...]
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