Olympia London 22-24 May Stand C42 Visit us and taste a host of great new wines for spring and summer drinking. Here’s just a taster of the 50 wines we’ll have on show. Vina Carmen – A new addition to the Walker & Wodehouse portfolio, Vina Carmen pairs winemaking...
As we ease out of winter, it’s time to take stock and think about what people will be drinking in the coming months. So we’ve put together a quick round-up of what we think are three key trends for 2017, when it comes to wine...
In 2001 Derek Mossman Knapp and his wife Pilar started making wine quite literally in their garage. It was popular with friends, family and a few local businesses, but gained wider acclaim when it was featured in Chile’s El Mercurio newspaper in a piece about...
Orion Wines was founded in 2010 by two friends: Lucca Pomaro, 20 year veteran of the international wine scene, and Alessandro Michelon, one of Italy’s most prominent winemakers. They are a young, dynamic company with a passion for indigenous grape varieties and sustainability, packaged up...
There’s sustainable winemaking and then there’s Chateau Maris. Purchased by British ex-pat Robert Eden in 1997, the 79ha domaine in Minervois’ La Liviniere (cru classe) is 100% organic and biodynamic, but it doesn’t stop there. The winery itself helps maintain the area’s natural balance by absorbing...
Everyone loves receiving a nice bottle, but you’ve got to admit that it makes more of an impact (read: earns you more brownie points!) if it comes in a fancy box. And they sell better too - particularly when it comes to higher value items...
Irish whiskey is experiencing a renaissance. Once the most popular spirit in the world, it declined in the late 19th century due to the rise of cheaper (and lighter) Scottish blended whiskies, the Irish War of Independence and Prohibition, which disastrously affected exports to the...
With less than a week to go to our Spring Tastings – you can’t afford to miss meeting our new producers, and tasting the great range of new products we’ll be presenting in both Edinburgh and London. Here’s an overview of what’s in store. Wines We’ll be showing...
This spring we’ll be welcoming a number of new agencies into the Walker & Wodehouse portfolio, with a particular focus on Chile. The country has long been a go-to for excellent value, but we’re now seeing a growing interest in more diverse styles of Chilean...
A veteran of Monterey County, Dan Lee is approaching 40 years of grape growing and winemaking in California’s Central Coast region. He opened Morgan Winery with his wife Donna in 1982, and from the beginning has taken an artisanal, vineyard-centric approach to making wine. Sustainability and...
