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!
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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*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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Our friends the Laplace family have always been innovators, combining technology with tradition when making their Chateau d’Aydie Madiran. Happily, the next generation seem to be carrying on the mantle – developing a new range of wines which combine a sense of fun with the family’s commitment to quality. We loved the labels when they […]
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When Robert and I visited Burgundy earlier this year one of the most impressive tastings we had was at Domaine Rodolphe Demougeot in Meursault. Having started in the early 1990s with a few vines inherited from his grandparents Rodolphe has now built his domaine to 8ha. Early on he stopped using chemicals, no herbicides, pesticides […]
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Jean-Paul, Beaujolais elder statesman, innovative wine maker and bon oeuf, was extremely pleased with his 2017s when we visited at the end of last year. He should be. He has produced a super range of wines that are a joy to drink now, but will also improve with time in the cellar. They have ripe, concentrated […]
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Great wine makers make great wines – a truism of course- but certainly worth remembering when it comes to Burgundy. One of the pleasures here is the classification which sees great domaines producing wines from a range of vineyards, including less celebrated terroir. In the right hands these wines offer a distinctive taste of both the region and […]
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