An awful lot of hot air and column inches have been dedicated to this year’s Bordeaux en primeur campaign with journalists and amateur bloggers alike keen to tell the wine trade how it should be done. As one at the ‘pointy end’ of the fine wine trade I am acutely aware that a speedy, well-timed [...]
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Golden Grape: Chilean Champion
Monday 25 July 2011 – 10:04
We polled Majestic staff across the British Isles to elect their favourite wine deserved of the prestigious title Chilean Champion. After the first round of voting we shortlisted the wines down to the top five and opened up the vote for the last time. These are all great wines and are Chilean Champs in their [...]
New Store! Majestic Livingston
Wednesday 13 July 2011 – 17:19
Yesterday morning marked another proud day for all at Majestic Wine; the opening of our 167th store Majestic Livingston! This is our 12th store to open in Scotland, and our second store to open within a month in the UK. We are all really excited to bring the Majestic experience to even more people in [...]
English Sparkling Wine… The Debate
Thursday 7 July 2011 – 13:26
For the last few days I’ve been running a Facebook poll to find out what name English Sparkling Wine should take… if any at all! The Majestic debate has grown from a few snippets of news in the broadsheets, a call in on the radio and some blog posts. So what came of the poll? [...]
Gérard Bertrand: The Man, The Wines
Wednesday 27 April 2011 – 11:21
By David Munday, Trainee Manager, Majestic Stratford Gérard Bertrand is a name which is increasingly becoming synonymous with quality and excellence in the world of wine. The former French international rugby player is proprietor of over 600 hectares of of land in some of France’s best wine producing regions. But where did this passion for [...]
Bordeaux 2010 tasting trip
Tuesday 5 April 2011 – 11:22
We’ve got Nick and Kat along with the rest of the sales and buying team from our sister company Lay & Wheeler travelling across Bordeaux this week to uncover what the 2010 vintage has in store for us. The Bordeaux en primeur tasting is really exciting as we can’t wait to see what treats are [...]
Italian Eyesore
Friday 4 March 2011 – 10:03
By Lawrence Bowden, Manager, Majestic Wine Leith Walk Some people buy wine by the label. Choice based on pure aesthetics alone. There is nothing wrong with that. Others make a more informed choice about their next tipple, but from wine novice to wine anorak, the label has a part to play in the selection process. [...]
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