While challenging in some parts of Europe, the 2018 wines are expected to be brilliant. The heat of 2018 has impacted producers from Germany to Turkey in a number of ways. For most, the dry, warm year has resulted in larger, higher-quality yields than they’ve...
A wet, stormy spring affected yields in some areas, but the glorious summer that followed has resulted in a largely optimistic picture from our French producers. The north and east of France had a particularly good year, with Champagne, Alsace, Burgundy and their surrounding areas reporting...
The wildfires of 2017, and the previous years of drought, have given the US wine industry their fair share of challenges. It’s no surprise then that 2018 has been a welcome relief for American, and especially Californian, wine producers. A dry, warm summer has been typically...
The more you pay, the better wine you get. This might sound obvious enough, but considering the cost of packaging, logistics, VAT, total margins and excise duty, you get considerably more bang for your buck with premium products. With the recent budget announcement, duty will be frozen...
By Christina Schneider I read an article on estate wine recently, which opened with a statement that went a little like this: “When you see a wine described as ‘estate’ on the label, it means it’s something pretty special and you can see it as a...
With exceptional quality and hefty yields across the board, could 2018 be England’s greatest ever vintage? A textbook spring followed by England’s hottest summer on record (narrowly beating 1976) has been a great boost to England’s flourishing wine industry. Quality has been comprehensive and widespread, creating...
“So do you want to taste a real zero dosage?” Xavier Berdin, Champagne Palmer & Co. cellarmaster walked over to one of the pupitres and grabbed a bottle that spent the previous weeks in an upside down position with all the sediment gathering in its...
It's a tricky business, winemaking. We've gone all geeky and delved into the science behind the bottle - from fermentation methods to fining agents. Good luck! Loading Winemaking var QuizWorks = window.QuizWorks || []; QuizWorks.push( ...
LONDON | 30th October, 3-6pm Hispania London, 72-74 Lombard Street, EC3V 9AY Join us at our second ‘Tasting Editions’ event, where we focus on Spain and celebrate their diverse wines. We'll travel from the wind-swept western coast of Galicia, to the sun-soaked Mediterranean coast of Catalunya during the...
Welcome to the W&W Christmas Offers – exclusively for independent merchants. We have more, and deeper, offers than ever before, including 20% off wines from Burgundy and the Rhone, with deals on great New World wineries, including Some Young Punks, Spier, Carmen and Catena. Fizz is well...
