Month: March, 2016

Rhône 2014: vive la différence

As we launch our Rhône 2014 en primeur offer, our buyer for the region Simon Field MW reflects on the vintage in question and the worth of those years that appear – at least initially – uncelebrated. A buyer’s job is endlessly fascinating, ineffably varied, and, to ensure that the edifice does not appear too […]

It’s all a question of balance. It’s always a question of balance.

Here our Chairman Simon Berry comments on the importance of balance, not only in the bottle, but in the business. This article was originally written for The Spectator, who has kindly given us permission to republish the piece here. Aubert de Villaine’s office in Vosne-Romanée has a wonderful view of the hill-side of his legendary […]

Inside 67 Pall Mall

St James’s has long been home to private members’ clubs, but none – until now – that have been dedicated to wine. Late last year, London’s first exclusively wine-focused club opened a mere stone’s throw from our London address. Here Gareth Birchley offers an insider’s guide to the liquid allure of 67 Pall Mall. Few […]

Marking the MW moment

As Lenka Sedlackova (Sales and Marketing Manager of our wholesale arm) obtains her Master of Wine, the first of Czech origin to join the 343 in the world, we ask our MWs which bottle(s) they uncorked to celebrate the moment they passed the notoriously gruelling qualification. Lenka Sedlackova MW (Class of 2016) When I received […]