Category: Miscellaneous

A celebration of cheese and Champagne  

Marta Rich works in our Digital Trading team. Every Christmas, she travels home to Washington D.C. to celebrate with her family. There is one tradition she looks forward to, most of all: the sharing of a magnificent cheeseboard, alongside delicious Champagnes.   In my household, the Christmas season is centred around traditional dishes from my […]

Reflections on London and Burgundy

Serena Yeung is one of our Account Managers in Hong Kong. We were delighted to welcome her to London this autumn, and she joined our UK-based Account Managers on an En Primeur trip to Burgundy. Here she shares some of her reflections on her time spent in our St James’s office and in producers’ vineyards. […]

The joy of a beautifully mature Claret

Victoria Bull from our Buying team has the pleasure of sourcing bottles from private collections – many of them astonishingly old. Uncorking them is a special moment, a delicate operation accompanied by bated breath and crossed fingers. But in the case of this 1945 vintage from Château Rauzan-Ségla, it was well worth the effort.   How […]

The Christmas cocktail

Ferdinand Billard, who works in our Digital Trading team, has a keen interest in making cocktails. Christmas is the perfect time for the cocktail to shine, and it takes centre stage in his family’s celebrations. He lets us in on some of his favourite festive cocktails.   Surrounded by twinkling ornaments, the cold, crisp air, and […]