Grüner Veltliner, or ‘Groovy Grüner’ as they are calling it down in New Zealand, is the latest big thing to come out of New Zealand and it’s causing quite a stir. So what makes Grüner… well, groovy? I spoke to Saint Clair winemaker Matt Thomson who was in London this week for a Majestic tasting [...]
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Rediscovering Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc
Thursday 17 November 2011 – 10:52
Pedro from Majestic Wine Chiswick finds the Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc better than ever… This has always been one of my favourite wines from the fashionable and prestigious region of Marlborough, in New Zealand. It’s crisp, refreshing and bursting with flavour, a classy wine which easily gives its more expensive neighbours a run for [...]
New Zealand Wine Tasting: Piccadilly
Friday 23 September 2011 – 17:18
On Tuesday evening 120 Majestic Managers were treated to a fantastic wine tasting hosted by NZ Wines UK at the New Zealand House in Piccadilly. A penthouse 360° balcony view across London accompanied by 204 Kiwi wines ensured the evening’s great success and enjoyment of all. From the wines on show everybody had the opportunity [...]
Rugby World Cup Wines
Thursday 15 September 2011 – 12:22
Rugby World Cup fever has reached Majestic stores. As with Rugby and wine, New Zealand plays to its strengths, so Olly from Majestic Hereford sees what the other countries on show have to offer… Over the next six weeks, sports fans will be treated to a feast of rugby in New Zealand. We look at [...]
Quartz Reef Majestic Tasting
Thursday 1 September 2011 – 13:52
Last night I went along to a Majestic Staff Tasting hosted by Rudi Bauer, the winemaker at Quartz Reef winery in Central Otago. Taking place at the delightful Suze’s Wine Bar in Mayfair, Rudi was the perfect host putting everybody at ease after a day’s work getting right into what makes New Zealand special and [...]
Pinot Noir and You
Tuesday 23 August 2011 – 15:17
There was a lot of love for Pinot Noir on Twitter last week with the hashtag #PinotSmackdown earning a lot of awareness for the grape in the Twitter World and creating a bit of buzz around the Majestic stores. Ruari from Majestic Livingston takes a look at what makes Pinot Noir great… In the 2004 [...]
Get a plate, put some words on it, and start eating!
Wednesday 3 August 2011 – 17:01
Simon, Manager of Majestic Bangor tells us about a shock discovery. We’ll admit it, we were a bit sceptical when we first saw that we were taking delivery of a sparkling Marlborough Sauvignon! We were ready to write it off without even giving it a chance. However, upon Rob’s insistence, we decided to chill a [...]
Midweek Challenge
Thursday 30 June 2011 – 12:30
Majestic staff across the country are quizzed daily on food and wine matching. James at Majestic Stratford shares a few of his choices… Not a day goes by where I don’t get set the challenge by a customer to put together a case of everyday or midweek wines. The only stipulation tends to be that [...]
The Greatness of Gewürztraminer
Thursday 19 May 2011 – 16:23
Leigh King, Trainee Manager at Majestic Swansea, discovers that it’s always best to try new wines… I’ve always loved the pungent and full flavour of the very popular Sauvignon blanc grape, but I was on the search for something a bit different in my white wine drinking experience. Being a big fan of Asian cuisine [...]
Dedicated Followers of Fashion
Tuesday 15 February 2011 – 9:06
Like the ebb and flow of the tide, many things in life come in and go out of fashion. I remember being very proud of a pair of cycling shorts with a fluorescent pink stripe down the side; teamed with a fluorescent pink crop top and a pair of baseball boots I thought I looked [...]
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