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New shipment has arrived!

Our latest shipment has been safely ‘unstuffed’ and we’re letting the wines recover for a few weeks before releasing them for sale. Courtesy of the Laherte family, we also now have two tiny slices of terroir: We’ll leave the talk … Continue reading

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Dupasquier Dinner – Weds 12 Jun 2013

We’re very pleased to present a dinner at Nicolas featuring the wines of Domaine Dupasquier. Noël, David and Véro are making some of our favourite wines – farming with little mechanical help on the slopes, picking each parcel by hand … Continue reading

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Jancis publishes our account of shipping fiasco

It’s with mixed feelings that that we direct you to our account of the shipping fiasco on Jancis Robinson’s website. We’re still sad that so many great wines were lost through a careless error, but pleased that we can use … Continue reading

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Marina Bay Sands Epicurean Market

We will be conducting a biodynamic wine masterclass at the Marina Bay Sands Epicurean Market (25-27 Jan 2013), and will update this post once we have details.

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In the press – Laherte Frères

Eric Asimov of the New York Times writes about the Laherte Frères Les Vignes d’Autrefois from the 2006 vintage, which is big-boned, broad-shouldered champagne (article). We sold out of that a long time ago and are now on the 2007 … Continue reading

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Floating on a Malayan Breeze

Part travelogue, part socio-political analysis, we think “Floating on a Malayan Breeze” is the perfect accompaniment to North Indian chaat and the indie wines we’ll be pouring. More seriously, the reading is on Wednesday, 12 December, from 6-8pm. You can … Continue reading

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Closel wine dinner at DB Bistro

Come join us for a wine dinner at DB Bistro on Wednesday 5 December, featuring the benchmark Savennières from Domaine du Closel. We’ll reveal the tale behind the naming of the cuvée ‘La Jalousie’, talk about the only aristocrat we … Continue reading

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A Sorry Tale – A Special Sale

A Sorry Tale – A Special Sale Some of you might know that we had a heat-affected shipment in May, when close to 5,000 bottles were loaded into an unrefrigerated container, despite our very clear instructions. After six months of … Continue reading

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2010 J-P. Brun Beaujolais L’Ancien

With a perfect round of St-Marcellin and some sourdough, a handy reminder that acidity comes in many forms, undergirds the complex and delicious flavours of food, and is integral to balance. This bottling is also a clear triumph of intensity … Continue reading

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France Portfolio updated!

You can download our updated French portfolio here – it includes new vintages from our Muscadet growers, some exciting Savoie wines, and the inimitable Syrahs of Eric Texier.  

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