The Médoc’s most northerly communal appellation is also its least understood, says Buyer Georgina Haacke. Here, she explains why St Estèphe should be on every Bordeaux-lover’s radar. Situated on the western banks of the Gironde estuary, St Estèphe is the most northerly of the four famous Médoc communes. Only a stream separates the appellation from […]

Tom Frost is the artist and printmaker behind our new Good Ordinary Claret limited-edition label. Here we speak to him about his work, his inspiration and why embracing the handmade is a philosophy he lives by Artist Tom Frost sits against the whitewashed walls of his studio in West Wales; a space which he has lovingly […]

Barbara Drew MW explains what biodynamic winemaking is, why it’s practised and what to expect from biodynamic wines. Burying cows’ horns in the vineyard. Fermenting flower heads in a stag’s bladder. Harvesting grapes when the moon is in front of a fire constellation. It is easy to see how biodynamic farming has been misunderstood and […]

Each month, the team in our London Shop at 63 Pall Mall select a different wine to showcase – just one of the many wines available to taste from our Enomatic machines. For May, Siggi Gunnlaugsson has selected a deliciously rich Château Haut-Bailly. 2008 Château Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux   What is it?  The focus of […]