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Gaja Day 2013

Gaja Day 2013. Gaia Gaja paid London a visit and treated several fine establishments to tastings of Gaja's finest wines including Barbaresco 2009, Rossj Bass Chardonnay, Brunello di Montalcino, Barolo

Tahbilk Winery 1860 - Present Days

Aschwin regales us with the history of the historic Tahbilk winery of the Nagambie Lakes region of Victoria, Australia. He also reminisces about their fantastic Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and of cours

Pietradolce - Fine Wines from the Slopes of Mount Etna

In the modern era, Pietradolce was started in 2005 by Michele Faro, but two generations ago his grandfather was a grape grower and producer in Etna, working with only 1 hectare and selling his wine in

Matetic Vineyards - An Audience with the Winemaker

We recently had the honour of three representatives from Matetic visiting our office for a tasting of old vintages and new releases, including a barrel sample of their EQ Syrah 2012. Arturo Larraín, t

A Tasting at Quo Vadis - Matetic Cool Climate Syrahs

The beautiful setting of the Marx private room at Soho’s Quo Vadis was the setting for, in the words of Peter Richards MW, probably the first vertical tasting of Chilean Syrah in the UK.

Diaries from our recent trip in Piedmont

Nothing fills with me with more excitement than the prospect of a trip to my favourite wine region in the world, Piedmont. On this occasion with my colleagues Giusy Andreacchio and Marco Fedele we had

Château Lafleur Tasting

“...one of the most distinctive, most exotic, and greatest wines – not only in Pomerol, but in the world. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

Marchese Nicolò Incisa della Rochetta and Mike Laing host a lunch at Castiglioncello, Bolgheri

Our trip started with a morning flight from London Gatwick to Pisa and then a short coach ride to the famous Cypress tree lined road that leads up to Bolgheri, where we stopped at Tenuta San Guido and

Medlar Lunch for Clau de Nell

Arriving with anticipation of both good food and wine a select group of sommeliers, retailers and wine professionals gathered at Medlar to listen to Sylvain Potin speak about the exciting wines from C

UK Sommelier of the Year

Moët UK hosted another fantastic UK Sommelier of the Year competition day before yesterday at the Mandarin Oriental. With 12 finalists pitted against each other for the top 3 spots it was a tough co

Desert Island Wines

Our Desert Island Wine Event was a corker. We showcased 128 wines in five different sections. Find the full list here. In 'Island Wines' we presented wines from Islands across the globe, Gusbourne and

La Rioja Alta Dinner at Opera Tavern

In deference to Spanish eating hours, dinner with La Rioja Alta SA didn’t finish until nearly midnight the other day, but what a dinner it was. The venue was the Opera Tavern in Covent Garden, which I

A Journey Through Giacomo Fenocchio's Catalogue

We recently had the pleasure of tasting some of Giacomo Fenocchio’s wines. Fenocchio produces some brilliant examples of Barolo wine; in particular his single crus offering the drinker a chance to exp

Highlights from Armit Wines Annual Italian Tasting

Whether sommelier, collector or just an avid fan of Italian wines, expectations were high at this year’s annual Italian tasting. On show were exciting new releases from Querciabella and Agricola Puni

The Man & The Terroir – A tasting with René Rostaing

The vines of the Côte-Rôtie plunge into 300 million year old Hercynian rock and the history of the Rhône itself dates back to 2,000 years when it was cultivated by Romans. The Rhone river has sculpted

Mike Laing's Trip to Piedmont

I was back in Piedmont last week. With snow on the ground, bright sunshine and blue sky overhead and the Alps soaring in the background, I felt I got the better end of the swap for an overcast London.

New Tastings from the Legendary Ornellaia

This week we were very lucky to receive a bottle of Ornellaia’s 25th anniversaryspecial edition to try in the office as well as a bottle of Le Volte 2011. It’s safe to say we were all very excited to

Super Calon Is Fantastic! (Thankfully though…) Nothing Is Atrocious.

After a month of tasting the new releases from Burgundy (2011) and Bruno Giacosa’s sensational new Barolos, it seemed only appropriate to change tack and delve in to the archives to see how some older

A Day with Didier Gimonnet

Didier Gimonnet recently came to London to spend a day with the Armit Wines team and it’s safe to say he was a hit with us all. The afternoon consisted of a very pleasurable lunch at Bubbledogs follow

Gaja Wine & Bruno Giacosa In House Tastings

We recently had the pleasure of tasting some of the finest new vintages from two unrivalled Italian wine makers. It is occurrences like these that make working with wine an absolute pleasure to us all

Our Inaugural Scottish Tasting in Edinburgh