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 [...]
Tag Archives: Fine Wine
An Evening of Food and Champagne
Monday 20 June 2011 – 16:23
An evening of decadence hosted by Rachel of Berkhamsted Majestic took place on Saturday where the epitome of a perfect food and wine match was experienced. The finest of fish and chips washed down with top shelf champagne. The tasting was attended by representatives from the Berkhamsted, Aylesbury, Amersham, High Wycombe and Windsor stores plus [...]
Introducing the Fine Wine Plan
Thursday 21 April 2011 – 13:30
If, like me, you’ve always had a hankering to start your own small collection of fine wines, but you lack the cellar (or perhaps the knowhow) to do so, the Majestic Fine Wine Plan is for you. It’s managed by our en primeur specialist, Lay & Wheeler, so members benefit from unsurpassed knowledge of the best [...]
The Wine Gang Reviews Majestic’s Fine Wine
Tuesday 7 September 2010 – 10:03
We were really pleased that The Wine Gang took some time to come and sample a selection of wines at our Fine Wine Centre in St John’s Wood recently. Here’s what they had to say about the tasting and the wines they tasted: “The quality of the wines in this tasting was very impressive. This [...]
The Finer things in life….
Tuesday 1 June 2010 – 16:45
…may not always be free, but in the case of wine, trading up once in a while can be a revelation. Fine wines are really living antiques, pieces of the past, a step away from the quotidian, an indulgence in something extraordinary. The only problem is the cost, which limits most of us from trying [...]
Video: Christmas Claret Choice
Thursday 3 December 2009 – 14:14
Our Fine Wine Manager, Clayton Smith, tells you why this stunning Margaux is his red of choice for Christmas Day. Château Cantenac Brown 2004 Margaux £35.00 This is a dense, fruity wine with good structure and firm tannins. Displaying aromas of cassis, dried plum and violets with underlying notes of spicy cedar and liquorice. From [...]
Fine Dining
Thursday 3 December 2009 – 9:15
Lawrence Bowden, our Majestic Leith Walk Manager, tells us of the social pitfalls of working in the wine trade! Whenever I’m out dining or drinking with my friends I, unsurprisingly, end up having the wine list thrust in my direction. I always get burdened with the task of choosing suitable bottles of wine for the [...]
Is Fine Wine a match with Wild Garlic?
Wednesday 18 November 2009 – 14:34
“Well, an evening at the Wild Garlic in Beaminster, with a selection of stunning fine wines, all pooled by our Majestic staff, was too good to miss! Simon Smith, manager of Dorchester, had organised this meal, with the kind arrangement of Mat Follas, the restaurant owner, (and incidentally, the winner of MasterChef 2009). The idea [...]
Is this classified as ‘Work’?!
Friday 13 November 2009 – 17:17
Paul Roberts, Majestic Tunbridge Wells Manager, reports on the latest regional staff training night. To find out which Fine Wines your local store staff have recently enjoyed, contact them! Majestic employees are well-known for having good product knowledge, this is down to our enthusiasm for the product and a healthy appetite for tasting the range [...]
When Majestic Met Moueix
Monday 9 November 2009 – 15:38
Majestic staff are known for being the best trained in the business, giving our customers qualified opinions and genuine recommendations. A new staff initiative, designed to run alongside the WSET Diploma course, sees a series of seminars being held at Majestic HQ, with staff from all across the UK coming to meet the people directly responsible for [...]
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