Tag Archives: rosé

Summer Outsider

With the summer months upon us, Jamie at Majestic Enfield puts some charm back into Rosé Another underrated top summer refresher which is often overlooked is rosé. Arriving at a friend’s BBQ on Friday brandishing a fine bottle of the aforementioned certainly proved that it is still viewed with distrust by some. A couple of [...]

It’s time for Strawberries and Cream!

Wimbledon fever has taken over the British Isles, and the team in Brentford Lock are no exception… It’s time for Strawberries and Cream, Pimm’s and Murray to finally win Wimbledon! Being Scottish, I have true faith that this year may be Murray’s year, however, I feel that we usually always say this at this time [...]

Weston’s Wines for a Super Summer……Whatever the weather!

Lauren, Assistant Manager of the Sparkling New Weston Super Mare Majestic Store gives her view on what Summer is all about. So it is finally here….dust off the flip flops, dig out the barbie, slap on some Factor 500 and pop down to Majestic Wine Weston Super Mare to stock up on a few other [...]

Marathon Madness

For all you marathon runners out there, Sarah, Manager of Majestic Yeovil will be representing Mighty Majestic in this year’s Marathon du Médoc in Bordeaux… It has been remarked upon in the past that I have a tendency not to look before I leap or to think before I speak. Usually this just ends with [...]

Building A Bridge Towards New Wines

With such a large selection of wines at all of our Majestic stores, Karl, Manager at Majestic Carlisle, looks at some of the new and eclectic additions… Summer brings longer nights, hopefully a spot of sunshine and also a raft of new wines into the Majestic range. At Majestic Carlisle we love trying new additions [...]

UK No.1 for Chilean Wines

With so many Chilean wines to choose from at similar price points, Chris Ashworth, Assistant Manager at Majestic Leeds Central, gives us his run down of the best out there… The UK is the biggest export market for Chilean wines and with good reason too! We all enjoy beautiful tasting wines which offer value for [...]

Rosé: New faces and old favourites

By Karen Higginson, Manager, Majestic Cheltenham This week, after much deliberating, we opened up our brand new Provencal rosé – Côtes de Provence, Sainte Victoire 2010.  And what a success it has been.  The sunshine seems to bring out the smiles in everyone, and what better way to relax and soak up the late afternoon [...]

Sweet Wine Lover Turns Bordeaux Aficionado

Working at Majestic does allow one to experience some wines which others may not necessarily have the opportunity to try, or have the funds to trade up to and recently I had the pleasure of trying Alter Ego de Palmer 2004, the second wine of Château Palmer. This wine defies the old preconceptions regarding early [...]

Rosé-tinted specs…

It would be true to say that there are many things that divide opinion amongst wine consumers. Oaked or un-oaked, ‘malo’ or single ferment, cork or screwcap. Mixed triviality weightings in the wider context perhaps, but each is important in understanding the nuances of the wine in bottle. An understanding of how a wine is [...]

What’s that got to do with the price of Rosé?

There’s a great deal of speculation in the news that the Retail Prices Index (the government’s less “preferred” measure of inflation) will dip into negative territory when announced later this morning. The RPI is essentially a “shopping basket” used to track the price of goods and services. Obviously it’s important that this “basket” represents consumers’ [...]

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