Month: March, 2018

Notes from Down Under: all in a day’s work

On her first foray into life on a winery as well as being “Down Under”, Sophie Thorpe shares her initial impressions on becoming a cellar hand, deep in the heart of Australia’s Margaret River “It’s going to be dirty. It’s going to be physical. And it’s going to be hard,” Nic Peterkin – my boss […]

Easter eggs

With only days to go until Easter celebrations, we turn to Head Chef Stewart Turner for a recipe suggestion that brings the more traditional egg to the table, providing the ideal start to any long-weekend As Easter approaches I thought I would come up with a recipe – maybe unsurprisingly using eggs, although not of […]

Bordeaux 2017: a first glance

With all eyes on Bordeaux as the next en primeur vintage gears up for release, Fine Wine Buying Director and Bordeaux Buyer Max Lalondrelle reports on how things are currently looking for 2017 As a Frenchman living in the U.K now for 24 years, I am used to how much the British love to talk […]

Notes from the vineyard: on reflection

In our final post of the series, Brad Greatrix reflects on the year that has passed, and challenges new for all things happening at Nyetimber With this post, we’ve come full circle in the winemaking calendar at Nyetimber. My first entry, in April of last year, described the anticipation leading up to budburst for the […]