Month: October, 2018

The taste of music

We often talk about pairing wine and food – but what about music? Do you favour hip hop and Champagne or Bach’s cello suites with red Burgundy? After a revelatory tasting in our cellars, Barbara Drew MW explains why you should be thinking about the playlist for your next bottle

A life less ordinary: Kate Boxer

Today sees the launch of our latest limited-edition Good Ordinary Claret label, with celebrated British artist Kate Boxer following in the footsteps of Luke Edward Hall and Sir Paul Smith. Emily Miles visited Kate in her studio to talk about family, food and the bucolic beauty of Sussex

Five reasons to fall for the Cape

Ask anyone in the wine trade which country excites them most and the answer will almost certainly be South Africa. The passion of its crowd of collaborative, inventive and supremely talented winemakers is infectious; but most importantly, the wines are great. Every bottle punches well above its weight – offering poise, precision and elegance, yet […]

Cook the Cape: bobotie

This month we’re focusing on South Africa, but this country’s landscape isn’t just home to extraordinary wines. Our Head Chef Stewart Turner has cooked up his own version of a Cape classic – bobotie