One hundred years ago, we received our smallest-ever wine order – a request to fit out a cellar for the Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House. In this article, first published in 1970, we recount how Francis Berry set about fulfilling this remarkable brief. Nearly half a century ago, Francis Berry was entrusted with a task that […]

In the first part of our series, we hear from Account Manager Ben Upjohn about his top tips for buying Bordeaux Which bottle has pride of place in your cellar? That would be a bottle of 1966 Ch. Cheval Blanc, more for sentimental reasons than anything else. This was the year that my grandfather, who […]

Rosé is strongly associated with summer, and one particular style dominates: pale, bone-dry Provence. But beyond the well-known and familiar, there are a handful of exciting regions to explore. Barbara Drew MW turns her focus to the lesser-known rosé wines which should be on your radar this season.  As the sun finally arrives, bringing with it warmth and […]

We talk to Guillaume Pouthier, one of Bordeaux’s most forward-thinking and charismatic winemakers, about his quiet revolution at Ch. Les Carmes Haut-Brion. Type “Ch. Les Carmes Haut-Brion” into Google Maps and you’re in for a surprise. From the air, this dollop of green – surrounded by a criss-cross of roads, houses and a sizeable university […]