Month: February, 2017

Hygge and the rise of Scandimania

The trickle of hygge, infiltrating every corner of our lives, seems unstoppable. Here, Tom Van de Pette from our wholesale arm – Fields, Morris & Verdin – explains what Scandimania means for the food on our plates and, most importantly, the bottles we uncork Hygge (pronounced Hoo-gah), a Danish word with no direct translation, is […]

Southwold on Thames: tasting Bordeaux 2013

Philip Moulin reports on an annual tasting of the newly bottled Bordeaux vintage, this year focused on 2013; a hard vintage, for both producers and consumers For the last three years I have been privileged to have taken part in what is arguably the most comprehensive annual tasting of fine wine in the UK – […]

Introducing Luke Edward Hall

Luke Edward Hall, the 20-something designer and illustrator, is the man behind our latest Good Ordinary Claret label. Here, Emily Miles talks to him about the collaboration, his influences and where he’s headed next As Luke Edward Hall pads around his Camden flat in stocking-clad feet, shuffling through stacks of paper to show me his […]