Each year, Port winemakers face the question of whether to “declare a vintage” or not. Tom Cave, Account Manager and Port expert, tells us a little more about this unique regional tradition and reflects on our very own Vintage Port.   St George’s Day passed last month as unnoticed as ever; though among those who do […]

Tom Cave, our Customer Reserves Manager, gives his recommendations on what Bordeaux vintages we should be uncorking in 2022.  Another year sails by and hopefully we have all been enjoying fine bottles from our cellars, albeit sharing with a more limited number than perhaps imagined at the time of purchase.  BOTTLES AT THEIR PEAK  The […]

Our Cellar Plan Manager, Tom Cave, offers his thoughts on the best Claret for drinking this year. I hope 2020 provided you with some fine drinking and that Bordeaux featured prominently. It was certainly reassuring to see so many customers withdrawing treasured cases, perhaps earlier than they might have. After all, “‘tis the cask, not […]

As 2021 gets going, our Cellar Plan Manager, Tom Cave, provides the first instalment of our annual series on the vintages to uncork this year, starting with Vintage Port. Most 1970 Vintage Ports remain comfortably at their pinnacle of maturity and offer, 50+ years on, fabulous drinking. Now that ’63 and ’66, are hard to […]