It was “an exceptional year”, says Mark Pardoe MW. Ahead of the comprehensive En Primeur tastings, we asked our Wine Director to examine how a vintage of sweltering heat has yielded such balanced, lively and age-worthy wines. The 2022 vintage will live long in the memory of the Bordelais. The year was so hot and […]

How can viticulture revitalise one of our most precious resources? In our 2022 Sustainability Report, Wine Director Mark Pardoe MW takes a closer look at how the choices of winemakers can impact the environment through regenerative viticulture. We work with some of the world’s finest wine producers, very often using organic and biodynamic methods to […]

Deciding which wines to withdraw from your cellar can be a real challenge. In the first of our unmissable series on what to drink in 2023, our Wine Director Mark Pardoe MW shares his suggestions for the Burgundy vintages you should consider drinking this year. In January 2023, the wines from the challenging but interesting […]

Second wines are ubiquitous in Bordeaux today, but how did that come to be? Our Wine Director, Mark Pardoe MW, looks at the role of the second wine – and why collectors should pay attention.  The use of the term “second wine” has become second nature when talking about the great châteaux of Bordeaux. But […]