Recent tastings, information on our events and our growers, vintage updates, what we have been drinking, where we are eating and of course special offers on our wines!
This feels a good time for Francois and his family. Their domaine, Buisson-Battault, is no longer the insider’s secret it was, known locally as a fine source of Meursault, but little known abroad. His reputation is now growing worldwide, and it is richly deserved. There are two broad categories of wines here – though of […]
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02.11.2023Join us in St Martin-in-the-Fields beautiful and atmospheric Gallery to taste a range of Rolls favourites old and new, perfect for Christmas and the New Year! The GallerySt Martin-in-the-Fields | Trafalgar Square | London | WC2N 4JJ Featuring wines from:DOMAINE AMELIE & CHARLES SPARR Alsace | DOMAINE DELAPORTE Sancerre | TERRA VITA VINUM Anjou | DOMAINE DUPRÉ Chablis | DOMAINE HUBERT […]
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Great news from Champagne where Chantal & Pierre Gonet have received a ‘Coup de Coeur’ for their TER Blanc de Blanc NV! My favourite of the Gonet Champagnes, the TER Blanc is terrific. Three of the house’s best plots are used in the blend, two thirds in the Grand Crus of “Les Hautes Mottes” in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger […]
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When Marc Valette took over his grandfather’s vines he stopped selling grapes to the local Cooperative and replanted most of his domaine – he had quality in mind. Organic farming began in 1999, and a multi-level gravity fed winery built, neither common in St Chinian at the time. Marc is passionate about making wines of […]
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Provençal Pleasure – Introducing Chateau JP Gaussen, Bandol Robert and I have always coveted a Bandol in our roster of growers, so we are exceptionally pleased that our detective work has paid off and today we introduce Chateau JP Gaussen. Jean-Pierre and his wife Julia bought and planted their first land in Bandol in 1962. […]
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New Chablis Grower The Dupré family, Alain & Catherine, can trace their roots in Chablis back generations. In 2019 they took the decision, spurred by the return of their children Valentin & Amandine to the domaine, to withdraw completely from the local co-operative and begin to bottle all of their wine under their own name. […]
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Based in Anjou in the heart of the Loire Valley, TerraVita Vinum are producing some of the most remarkablewines we can remember tasting. Their single vineyard wines are fantastically focused, full of energy and life, often made with no additions of any kind. The decision not to use Sulphur is not an easy one- it […]
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Thirst-quenching Southern-French Rose in 3l boxes * No heavy glass – Environmentally friendly ** Fully recyclable ** Perfect for the fridge this summer! * When our good friend Beatrice at Domaine Preignes le Neuf told us she was producing bag in boxes we had to smile- memories of family parties from long ago! But when […]
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Minerality and complexity The Fèvre family have deep roots in Chablis – so it is no surprise that they farm some of its best vineyards. From the early days of Zephyr Fèvre, through Marcel, Gilles’s great grandfather, to his grandfather Bernard and father Jacques the family seems to have had a vision unbroken by the […]
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For many years Burgundy’s second white grape, Aligoté, was overlooked and over cropped – its capacity for huge yields abused. But no more! A new generation of Burgundian growers is determined to reimagine the variety and prove it is a great grape in its own right, with masses of character and, importantly, the ability to […]
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*My favourite wines at under £100.00 per six in bond.* While value and Burgundy aren’t often mentioned in the same breath there is plenty to be found. In many ways we are living through a golden age of wine making, as more growers than ever re-discover the old ways of doing things and begin to […]
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