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Bordeaux 2011: en primeur

Interested in en primeur? Majestic Fine Wine specialists Lay & Wheeler were in Bordeaux last week to taste the latest vintage. In total a group of three teams flew out to France on the annual pilgrimage to find out what promise the 2011 vintage holds. Although there has not been as much initial hype around [...]

Roast cod with bacon, tomatoes and basil recipe

Every Tuesday on the Majestic blog we feature a recipe from the delicious. magazine website matched up with the perfect wine pairings. It’s Bottoms up Tuesday! This week the delicious. team cooks up a sustainably-caught cod to make this tasty fish supper, paired up with the perfect wine matches. For a printable version please visit [...]

New Store No. 179! Majestic Wine Northallerton

Today we’ve opened our fourth store of the year, Majestic Wine Northallerton! Like all our new stores it’s bright and air-conditioned, with over 800 wines from around the world to choose from. Hello to the new team: Paul, Andy and Joe. Northallerton in the press and wikipedia Northallerton is a market town in North Yorkshire. [...]

Lamb with real mint sauce and roasted tomatoes recipe

Every Tuesday on the Majestic blog we feature a recipe from the delicious. magazine website matched up with the perfect wine pairings. It’s Bottoms up Tuesday! In time for the Easter weekend Lucy from the delicious. team whips up homemade mint sauce and a rack of lamb. All paired up with the perfect wine matches. [...]

New Store No. 178! Majestic Wine Berwick-upon-Tweed

We’re open in the northernmost town in England, Berwick-upon-Tweed. It’s a fantastic new store, bright and air-conditioned, with over 800 wines from around the world to choose from. This is the third new store to open this year for us, so a big Hello to the new team: Clare, Michael and Alastair. What’s what in Berwick? [...]

St Clair Pinot Noir: The red solution

What to drink in-between seasons? Anna in Chiswick finds the right balance… So with a distinct turn in the weather comes that sway away from the winter warming reds to those lighter wines for brighter days. However if you love your reds, as I do, sometimes you’re just not ready to part with them for [...]

New Store No. 177! Majestic Wine Wakefield

We are delighted to announce the opening of Majestic Wakefield. It’s a fantastic new store, bright and air-conditioned, with over 800 wines from around the world to choose from. This is the second new store to open this year for us, so a big Hello to the new Majestic Wakefield team: Jamie, Robert and Daniel. [...]

Chicken and purple broccoli stir-fry with wholewheat spaghetti recipe

Every Tuesday on the Majestic blog we feature a recipe from the delicious. magazine website matched up with the perfect wine pairings. It’s Bottoms up Tuesday! This week Silvana mixes up the healthy styles of chicken broccoli stir-fry and a good-for-you spaghetti combo, all matched up with the perfect Majestic wine pairings. Ingredients 75g wholewheat [...]

Chargrilled steaks with red wine butter and shoestring chips recipe

Every Tuesday on the Majestic blog we feature a recipe from the delicious. magazine website matched up with the perfect wine pairings. It’s Bottoms up Tuesday! This week Debbie Major makes a stunning steak with skinny chips – this classic brasserie recipe is perfect supper party food, partnered with some perfect wine matches from William [...]

Keeping it Local

Majestic Tastings From all the tastings Majestic stores do in their local area, I chose Laura and Rachel from Stourbridge who held a tasting for 17 members of Kidderminster Medical Group. Nice picture! The Majestic Blog, Grape to Glass recipe match Have you tried the February recipes from delicious. magazine with the perfect Majestic wine [...]

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