Tag: wine

The last word in festive wines – part two

Adam Holden, Account Manager for our Wholesale Team, turns his expert gaze to the south of France for vinous inspiration befitting the Christmas season The reinvention of the south continues apace. Since the dark days when ‘Vin du Midi’ was more synonymous with quantity than quality, the South of France has become a centre of […]

The things we do for love

Damian Carrington, Commercial Director of our wholesale arm Fields, Morris & Verdin, reveals his passion for Burgundy – and the best restaurants in London to sample its regal charms I am going to let you into a secret: I absolutely love wine. This may come as little surprise but since my earliest days working for […]

Pairing wine with cheese

In part four of our new series, food writer Susie Carter takes a look at how to successfully pair wines with key ingredients. In the run up to Christmas, she’ll be looking at the most harmonious partners on the cheeseboard. With such a wide range of flavours and textures among the different cheeses, it’s only […]

Franciacorta: a threat to Champagne’s throne?

Sophie Thorpe, a member of our Marketing team, espouses the virtues of all that effervesces in Italy’s wine industry and discovers it’s not all about the Prosecco As far as the Italian sparkling wine category is concerned, Prosecco is the dominant style, thanks to its easy-drinking nature and association with Giuseppe Cipriani’s fêted cocktail, the […]