Champagne’s Laherte-Frères
Jean-Baptiste Laherte set up the family estate in 1889 and now 7th-generation Aurélien Laherte is at the helm. On my previous trip to Italy, having lunch in Greve in Chianti with Querciabella winemaker, Manfred Ing, I was introduced to the...
Viña Alberdi – A Wine Spectator Top 10 Value Wine!
This perfectly aged Spanish red, the 2019 La Rioja Alta Viña Alberdi, is a ready-to-drink, value wine from a legendary producer – the hallmark of great Rioja. It’s also the only Spanish wine on Wine Spectator’s recently released Top 10 Value Wines of 2024! 2019 is...
Sydonios – Precision Stemware
We’ve just landed a new range of glassware that’s taking the fine wine world by storm – Sydonios (see-don-yoss). We came across Sydonios all over Bordeaux and Champagne, with the elegant Sy logo on the foot of the glass. They're not only made to deliver wines to your...
A Near-Perfect Stellenbosch Cabernet
Benchmark every year, the 2019 is a truly sublime creation that is totally captivating from the moment you pull the cork.’ – Greg Sherwood, MW, 97/100 ‘Pristinely perfumed’, ‘thrilling’, ‘superb’ are just some of the remarks from...
One of a Kind – The Late Release Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2010
This is one of the most unforgettable South African wines we have encountered. First tasted in December 2024, the Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2010 is an exceptionally rare release and a testament to the estate’s 340 years of greatness. The wine is a celebration...
Héritiers du Comte Lafon 2021 – ‘These Wines Are Impressive’
2021 was Meursault master, Dominique Lafon’s last vintage at the domaine before he ‘retired', handing the reins to his daughter Léa and nephew Pierre Lafon whom I met with on my visit there earlier this year. The 2021 vintage in Burgundy resulted in brilliant,...
Testalonga: Limited And ‘As Captivating As Ever’
Craig Hawkins is a pioneer in both the cellar and the vineyards. His 2024 El Bandito Cortez is 'haunting' (Christian Eedes) and among the very best in South Africa. This 52-year-old site in the Paardeberg consistently produces a pure, visceral expression of...
Du Courlat: ‘Sure Is Delicious’
Today’s wine is all about immediate enjoyment and sensational value. In fact, if there’s another Right Bank Bordeaux red of this quality for R350, we don’t know of it. Du Courlat lies north of Saint-Émilion, close to a small village called Lussac. The 2016 is an...
Champagne – ‘As For The Wines, They Have Never Been Better’
‘Tis the season to sparkle, and what better way to do that than with our 60+ newly landed Champagnes – including over 2,000 bottles of bubbly from Grower Champagnes and small, independent houses. Enjoy Blanc de Blancs fan favourites like the pretty, silky, chalky,...
Artuke: ‘Of The Greatest Reds In Spain’ – Tim Atkin
'Arturo de Miguel makes some of the greatest reds in Spain,’ says Tim Atkin MW, who’s scored his famous La Condenada 100 points twice over the past couple of years. What’s more, the 2020 Artuke Condenada was ‘only the second Rioja (and the first...
