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Piedmont - Personality, Passion, Perfection

Last week, an Armit Wines quartet made a short trip to Piedmont to visit our growers and gain a greater understanding of recent vintages and of the region as a whole. Find out what the team discovere

Brice de la Morandière announced as “gérant” of Domaine Leflaive

We are very pleased to report that Brice de la Morandière has been appointed the new “gérant” of the Domaine and associated companies in replacement of Anne-Claude Leflaive, whose much lamented death

Gaia Gaja Presents the Fantastic Brunellos of Pieve di Santa Restituta

One of the great perks of working at Armit Wines is having brilliant and engaging producers such as Gaia Gaja presenting their wines to our customers and sales teams. Our latest treat was a talk and t

Tasting Old Vintages at Tahbilk

Simon Stagnell and Richard Ballantyne taste some historic vintages of Tahbilk at the winery.

Piedmont: one region, thousands of expressions Part I

Piedmont is one of our favourite fine wine regions, an area of stunning beauty and gastronomic excellence. This diverse, mosaic of vineyards is home to some of the fine wine worlds biggest names and h

A light that will never be extinguished: Anne-Claude Leflaive, 1956-2015

A tribute to Anne-Claude Leflaive.

In conversation with Marco Dal Forno

Richard Ballantyne talks to Marco Dal Forno at the Armit Wines Italian Tasting about terroir, apassimento and how he achieves that signature concentration.

The Story of Sangiovese

Sangiovese has always been synonomous in the public’s mind with Chianti Classico. Here we take an in-depth look at the broader influence that Sangiovese offers within central Italy and the levels of d

Ornellaia 2012 - "L'Incanto" (The Enchantment)

Since 2009 Ornellaia has asked leading contemporary artists to interpret the unique character of each vintage. L'Incanto (The Enchantment) is Swiss artist John Armleder's vision for the seductive Orne

A dash down to Burgundy

Find out how Sophia got on during her trip to Burgundy to pick up the 2013 En Primeur samples, fresh from the barrel, in time for our tasting.

Champagne Roots: Discoveries from a recent trip

Luke's recent trip underlined that grower Champagnes offer a treasure trove of thrilling, terroir-driven, individual wines which offer superb value for money. Here he focuses on two of them: Le Brun

Our Italian Tasting 2015

This year's tasting was a great success! With an impressive turnout including members of the wine trade and enthusiastic customers to taste the finest selection of Italian wines available in the UK.

Christmas Opening Hours

Get the latest on our opening hours over the festive period plus last delivery dates for Christmas 2014.

Discovering Rhône

Stepping out into the Provençal sun after Easyjet's easy-going attitude to take off times was a moment to be savoured, we were in the Rhône for a four day trip, from South to North, to taste the 2013s

A Trip to Tuscany

It is always difficult to summarise a unique sensory experience on to paper but I will attempt to do so without falling into the category of ‘good bedtime reading’. If I can’t bring Tuscany alive by t

The Rallo Experience

Simon took a trip to Marsala to see first hand how the Vesco family is reinvigorating the Rallo brand and its wine portfolio.

The King of Meat

When I read the story of Arkady Novikov I could not be more surprised. This Russian guy is one of the most reputable restaurateurs in London and his restaurant Novikov, in Mayfair, has become the icon

Equipo Navazos

“If you are embarking upon a journey into the wonderful world of sherry, then I cannot think of a better springboard than Equipo Navazos” - Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate. With our upcoming Armit Win

Bank Holiday Wines

After asking a few of our in-house experts their plans for the bank holiday weekend we noticed a recurring theme of memorable experiences matched with delicious wines. In-line with this discovery we d

2013 - an 'eggcellent' vintage in Chablis!

Back in June we took a trip to Chablis and were lucky enough to visit some of our top drawer producers. The list of fantastic wines we sampled is too long to mention, but it is safe to say there are s

Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux Burgundy Tasting

“95% of the wine is made at the vineyard!” – An in-house Burgundy tasting with Charles Lachaux of Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux. Last week we were lucky enough to welcome Charles to talk us through a select

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