Category: Miscellaneous

A guide to the Barolo villages

The Barolo region is a patchwork of diverse villages and terroirs, each offering its own distinct character. Italy Buyer Davy Żyw outlines the key Barolo villages to look out for. The 2018 vintage gives us a soft rose-tinted lens, through which one can explore the details of this ancient landscape. This vintage is not one […]

Why you should start collecting Barolo

Barolo has historically been considered a region of untapped potential, drawing comparisons to Burgundy – but that’s quickly changing. Buyer Adrian Brice tells us why it’s the prime time to start collecting wines from this rapidly rising region.   Barolo is a wine whose name we know well. It’s justifiably considered one of the great wines […]

On the pour: our Own Selection Barolo

Each month, we spotlight a different wine that’s available to taste from our Enomatic machines, in our London Shop at 63 Pall Mall. For April, Assistant Manager George Turner has selected our perennially popular Own Selection Barolo. 2016 Berry Bros. & Rudd Barolo by Giovanni Rosso, Piedmont What is it? Ahead of the upcoming 2018 […]

The quest for flavour on the Isle of Raasay

On a remote island in the Inner Hebrides, the Isle of Raasay Distillery has been experimenting with reintroducing lost flavours into their spirits. We speak to co-founder Alasdair Day about what makes Raasay so distinctive.   A small, desolate island in the Inner Hebrides is perhaps one of the most atmospheric settings imaginable for centuries of […]