Month: June, 2019

On the pour: Pétalos

Every month we put one of the wines available to taste in the London Shop in the spotlight. This time it’s the turn of an old-vine Mencía from Bierzo, crafted by one of Spain’s most famous names

Bordeaux 2018: our best-value buys

You needn’t spend a fortune to buy en primeur. Here, our Bordeaux Buyer Max Lalondrelle has chosen his five top-value wines of Bordeaux 2018

The original Spice Hunter: Pierre Poivre

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is certainly a mouthful. But the man who inspired the rhyme, and our new rum – Pierre Poivre – was more of a handful, as Jack Denley reveals

Just landed: our new Beaujolais-Villages

Our first ever own-label Beaujolais-Villages is fresh off the boat. Here Burgundy Buying Assistant Will Heslop explains what makes it so special