It’s been a long time coming, but it appears that the summer is finally here and we’ve put together a selection of delicious wines for you to enjoy over the coming months. From deliciously crisp Muscadet, Sancerre and Reuilly, through to fragrant New Zealand Riesling and Portuguese Alvarinho, these are wines that will be perfect
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As my alarm beeped in my ear much earlier than normal, I did wonder what on earth was going on, but slowly coming to I remembered that I had a Dom Pérignon breakfast tasting to attend in London! I soon got a wriggle on, champagne for breakfast! Oh yes indeed. The breakfast launch tasting was
Given that my last post was about a rather good dinner at The Square, tasting (drinking) Château Palmer, I suspect this next post will put me well and truly into the category of “protesting too much” should I try to claim that my life is not all fine wines and great meals! I was fortunate
Friends of mine believe that I spend most of my time eating and drinking, and being paid to do so. In general, this is not that accurate, but there are days when I look at what I’ve done and I realise how lucky I am. Last Thursday was one such day, as I was able
We ran a competition last month for readers of our Cellar Door newsletter, asking them to let us know their “most enjoyable wine experience”. We’re thrilled that so many people entered and are also pleased to announce that Rob Helps, Ray Bruno and Tim Meadows are our three winners and will receive a magnum of
The renaissance of New World Chardonnay has been pretty inescapable of late, with wine critics around the world finding in their tastings that styles have changed, quality has improved and Chardonnay is back in fashion. Of course, it was never truly out of fashion, with white Burgundy and Chablis remaining popular purchases despite the
After 4 hours sleep (see day 2) we set off at 8.30 for our appointment at the fabulous chai at Cheval Blanc. The chai was built in 2011 and apparently cost €13m, which is difficult to comprehend. Only when you visit this magnificent place can you start to appreciate its value – Karen and Paula
It was back in the saddle (or back in our VW Sharan with comedy automatic doors) bright and early for our first appointment at Château Montrose in St-Estèphe. In the brief moments of sunshine between the rain, St-Estèphe – with its relative hilliness – was rather pretty, but the cloud returned pretty quickly – it
There are three teams from Lay & Wheeler in Bordeaux this year, as we seek to get to grips with the vintage, the wines, the style and the general view from the people behind the vines. You heard a little bit from the first team on the scene on Monday and this is a summary
It’s that time of year again. No sooner have we dusted ourselves off from the last remnants of our Burgundy offer than we’re packing our bags and heading off to Bordeaux. Not that we’re really complaining. Next week is the big en primeur tasting week in Bordeaux. The journalists and critics have been out there
Quick LInks & Recent Posts
The Penfolds Wine Dinner June 14, 2013
The rewards of patience – Peter Gago wine tasting June 14, 2013
Summer drinking with our seasonal wine offers June 5, 2013
Dom Pérignon for breakfast… May 24, 2013
Krug: bubbling over in Champagne… May 16, 2013