Recently returned from our annual tasting trip to Burgundy, Matthew Tipping, our Fine Wine Sales Manager, reports on an industry in the throes of change In recent years the Burgundy market has changed almost beyond recognition, with demand worldwide spiking dramatically. The vast majority of Burgundians are not large corporations, rather small family domaines that […]

David Jones continues his vinous journey through Burgundy with geology lessons, new vineyard tours and some rather special tastings (Richebourg ’87, anyone?) Domaine Bruno Clavelier A visit to Bruno Clavelier at his Vosne Romanée Domaine can feel more like a school geology lesson than a wine tasting: the first thing you see as you walk […]

Leaving the teeming metropolis of Hong Kong for the quiet alleys of Vosne Romanée on a sleepy Sunday afternoon is quite an experience. Along with five colleagues, Private Account Manager David Jones recently joined Jasper Morris MW for a two-and-a-half day tour of region to taste the wines and to meet the people who made […]

As, once again, Burgundian producers are left to assess the damage wreaked by a short-but-sharp hail strike, Jasper Morris MW – our buyer who lives in the region for much of the year – weighs up the vignerons’ options for protecting their precious crop. Which job could be more wonderful than the life of a […]