Warm summer days call for a glass of something chilled. While white or rosé wines might be an obvious choice, some red wines also respond well to a short stint in the fridge or an ice bucket – making them ideal for summer drinking. We explore why you should consider chilling red wine here. Say […]

Opinions on the perfect time to open that special bottle vary, even amongst those who have been working in wine for eons. Understanding how wines mature can help you to decide when to crack open that case of claret. Here Barbara Drew MW breaks down what maturity codes on bottles mean, how wines change as […]

What’s the best way to store opened bottles of wine? And when is it time to relinquish the contents of an open bottle to the sink? Barbara Drew MW explains. In my experience, the wine world divides neatly into two groups. There are those who endlessly worry about how to store half opened bottles of […]

We’ve long been hosting wine lovers at No.3 St James’s Street. Yet, it was only in 1999 that we started officially hosting wine tastings here. Our Wine Director (and regular host) Mark Pardoe MW has seen a lot of change since then. But, as he explains, he still looks forward to every event