Tag: Australian wine

Five of the best bottles in our Autumn Sale

During our recent Autumn Sale, we asked George Turner, Assistant Manager of our London Shop, to recommend five of the most interesting bottles on offer. Delectably complex Jura 2018 Arbois Trousseau, Singulier, Domaine Tissot, Jura Don’t be fooled into thinking that light- to medium-bodied reds can’t be complex: Tissot’s Singulier will certainly prove you wrong. […]

On the trail of Australia’s hidden gems

Jessica Poon, a Private Account Manager in our Hong Kong office, takes some well-earned time off to explore the land down under’s lesser-known – yet no less rewarding – wine territories Having recently been awarded a WSET scholarship from Wine Australia, I spent 10 days visiting Australia’s wine regions and was once again struck by the […]

Top flight – part two

In his concluding chapter, Stuart Rae, a member of our Fine Wine team, share his notes from a rare tasting of Penfolds’ exceptional 1990 vintage Without further ado we started the 10-wine flight. Proof that even the more ‘basic’ wines have the ability to age is seen in the first instance. The 1990 Penfolds Koonunga […]

Top flight – part one

  A member of our Fine Wine team, Stuart Rae has an ardour for wines the world over. While he maintains a love of the classics, today he professes a particular penchant for the wines of the New World. Here he expands on the extraordinary pleasure – and precious knowledge – derived from a rare […]