After two Covid-impacted years, there is once again a fully-fledged En Primeur tasting week in Bordeaux. Our team is on the ground to get a complete picture of the 2021 vintage across the region. Here, our Wine Director, Mark Pardoe MW, sets the scene for the week ahead. The Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur tastings begin […]

There are many exciting Italian releases in our fine wine calendar. Barbara Drew MW – our Content and Education Manager – provides an overview of the different styles, regions and vintages to look out for.   What differentiates Italian fine wine releases from other regions? In somewhere like Bordeaux, producers release their new vintage for sale […]

The new 2018 vintage of our Own Selection St Estèphe comes from a top winemaking team and a privileged terroir. Bordeaux Buyer Georgina Haacke tells us what we need to know. What is it? Our 2018 Own Selection St Estèphe comes from Château Tronquoy-Lalande, a 30-hectare estate in the centre of the St Estèphe appellation. […]

The Spring/Summer issue of our twice-yearly periodical, No.3 magazine, is landing on doorsteps this week. Here’s a little preview of what’s inside At the moment, it’s impossible to have a conversation with a fine wine grower or spirits producer without the “s” word cropping up. And rightly so. Conversations around sustainability have never been more […]