Month: February, 2018

A cocktail for Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we ask our in-house mixologists to create a cocktail in-keeping with the spirit of romance, and, in a nod to the senses – explore how such aroma and flavour “potions” have evolved over time Perhaps one of the least discussed consequences of the digital age is its democratisation […]

Eyes on Italy: fine wine investment

With interest in Italian wine peaking, Private Account Manager Chris Pollington looks at the wine-broking market and gives his thoughts on where it is wise to invest next The vast majority of wines for investment continue to come from France, with Bordeaux still marking the backbone of that range, now increasingly supported by Champagne and […]

What were you doing in 1965?

Occasionally a bottle tasted takes on greater significance, becoming something much more than “just” a good drink. Here Tatiana Humphreys, from our London Shop team, recounts one such liquid encounter Recently I participated in a special blind tasting. A group of us with two glasses, both filled with honey-coloured liquid, one a little clearer than […]

Faking it: the dark side of wine

Our in-house authentication expert Philip Moulin examines the dark side of wine, digging up stories on first-class forgeries and exploring what makes wine an easy mark Zhen Wang Huang is not a name, I suspect, that will mean much to readers of No.3. To his brash, wealthy, West Coast friends, he was sometimes known as […]