Mas Amiel Plaisir Blanc 2011, by Sean Burbridge

For something different, this is a really expressive and individual wine...when opened, a truly funky set of complex aromatics demand your immediate attention...figs dominate but dried apricot, overripe peach, toasted almonds and floral aspects are all in the mixing pot here. 

The French are here…..!

Bermondsey Street is fast becoming a foodie’s paradise. We moved offices to Bermondsey Street a few years ago and since then things on the restaurant front have been going from strength to strength, and my waist line has been going out like the tide. The choices are stunning and endless with Zucca, Pizzaro, Jose, Tanners to name a small selection. And now the French have joined us on Bermondsey Street!

Didier Dagueneau, by Alex Harper

There is a quirk to my personality that glories in the underdog (there has to be a reason I am a Quin’s supporter) and relishes the fall of Goliath. So when a good friend produced a bottle of the infamous Didier Dagueneau Silex 2008 on Saturday night, there was a momentary flicker of malicious excitement as I prepared to be delightfully underwhelmed in the face of such an awesome reputation.

Ten Minutes by Tractor given 5 stars again by Halliday in his 2014 Wine Companion

We are pleased to hear that cult Mornington Peninsula producer Ten Minutes by Tractor has been rated as a five star winery yet again by James Halliday in his 2014 edition of the Wine Companion.

Sales and Marketing Trip to Rioja: Bodegas Altanza

 Day two on our Rioja trip and after the early morning bike ride in Sanmiego, the team are ready for another great winery visit, this time to Bodegas Altanza.