Category: Miscellaneous

Own Selection Zinfandel: a versatile red

With its notes of wild berry fruit, chocolate and vanilla spice, our delicious Zinfandel is a fantastic choice for summer barbecues. Delve into the back story behind the wine and discover a few of our favourite food-matches for summer feasting.   Our Own Selection Zinfandel is made for us by the illustrious Ridge Vineyards, one […]

Glass: an industry that’s starting to flex?

Our inaugural Sustainability Forum in June considered the prospects of a carbon-free glass industry. Barbara Drew MW examines the arguments and debates how much still needs to be done.   After a lively panel discussion spanning Bordeaux to the Barossa valley, digging into sustainable ways of working in the vineyard, you’d be forgiven for thinking a […]

Bordeaux 2022 En Primeur tasting

As part of our Bordeaux 2022 En Primeur offer, we brought 400 customers and almost 60 producers together for a tasting of both the new wines and some older vintages. Alexandra Gray de Walden reports on how the evening unfolded.   On Tuesday 11th July, The Royal Horticultural Society’s Lindley Hall played host to our […]

Bringing nature into the conversation

In late June, we invited a number of our producers to London to our inaugural Sustainability Forum. In the gleaming rooms of the BAFTA building, we gathered to discuss ideas around sustainability in the wine industry. Here, we bring you the highlights from a morning packed with insight and inspiration.   Built on 325 years […]