Staying in or going out for Valentine’s day, champagne and chocolate are on the agenda. Can you match the two? Yes you can! The second Grape to Glass recipe match from the delicious. magazine food team is fudgy chocolate brownie cake, paired up with Lionel’s ‘Foodie French Fizz’. Not just for Valentine’s, it’s the perfect chocolate indulgence, [...]
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New Store! Majestic Wine Broadstairs
Friday 3 February 2012 – 16:01
A big Hello to the new Majestic Broadstairs team: Tom, Christina and Silvia. Here they are cutting the red ribbon with the Mayor on their grand opening morning today. Despite the February cold chill the team are all looking forward to an exciting wine filled Spring. Tell me about Broadstairs… Broadstairs is right on the [...]
The Majestic iPhone App
Thursday 2 February 2012 – 11:40
Today we officially launch the Majestic Wine Academy, an iPhone app that tests your knowledge of wine. Prove how much you know about wine with our in-depth quiz and see if you can get to the top of our leaderboard. Just remember: the harder the setting, the more points you’ll receive. You’ll get additional points [...]
Sticky chicken with harissa and green couscous
Monday 30 January 2012 – 17:30
Welcome to a brand new feature on the Majestic blog: the Grape to Glass Recipe Match. Every Tuesday in spring we are featuring recipes from delicious. magazine’s bottoms-up Tuesday. Paired up with the best food and wine matches from our Grape to Glass magazine, the recipes are perfect for Spring with the best wine matches. First up is [...]
New Spring Grape to Glass
Monday 30 January 2012 – 17:21
Our Spring promotions have arrived along with a new wine & food matching edition of Grape to Glass. January has passed in a flash and the beginning of February marks a seasonal change at Majestic and we now can’t wait to show all that is on offer this spring. Amongst the top offers are 20% [...]
Groovy Grüner
Friday 27 January 2012 – 9:44
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 [...]
Celebrate Burns Night
Monday 23 January 2012 – 14:57
Its Burns night this Wednesday 25 January and Majestic staff need no excuse to match up the haggis to some wine and single malts. Here are some top picks from Majestic store webpages… Charlotte in Dundee “There’s plenty of time to get your wine to go along with those haggis, neeps and tatties. “Why not [...]
Saint Vincent, Patron Saint of Winemakers
Saturday 21 January 2012 – 11:00
Thinking about how best to honour Saint Vincent the Patron Saint of Winemakers on the 22nd? Jaymi, Trainee Manager at Majestic Wine Evesham gives a few pointers to celebrate this feast day… Saint Vincent of Saragossa is honoured every year on the 22nd of January as the patron saint of winemakers. Originally a Christian Martyr [...]
Tuscany: Home of Leonardo Da Vinci, The Leaning tower of Pisa, and Sangiovese
Wednesday 18 January 2012 – 16:22
Stefan, Manager at Majestic Wine Worcester, explores one of his favourite Italian wine regions; Tuscany… In my opinion, Tuscany is one of the best regions in the world in terms of art, beauty, food and wine! Famed throughout the world for its cultural centres Florence, Pisa and Siena, it is also the home of Sangiovese. [...]
Guest Blog: The Graped Crusader – Wedding Wines follow up
Tuesday 17 January 2012 – 13:52
Choosing wedding wines? The post wedding follow up. Guest blogger The Graped Crusader saves the day…. People warned me how fast your wedding day tends to pass, but I was genuinely surprised by the sheer speed that it was all over. I’d barely had time to nip round the tables to check how the wine was going [...]
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