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Jan
27

Just Add…A Wine Tasting Like No Other

By Rob Pickard

Just Add...Bibendum

The end of January is a pretty quiet time of the year for many people, with most either recovering from an over indulgent festive period, off skiing on the slopes or counting the pennies whilst enduring some half-hearted detox. For Bibendum, January is without doubt one of the busiest months of the year, and it’s all down to a certain tasting that …

Jan
25

And it Begins! Just Add…Bibendum 2012

By Rob Pickard

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It only feels like yesterday that we were here at The Brewery for Bibendum EC1. With a whole new theme, and lots of new wines and producers, we are back once again for the Just Add…Bibendum Annual Tasting

As hundreds of wine lovers decend on today’s tasting, this year is all about the added value services  Bibendum offers its customers.  Alongside …

Jan
23

Market Insights @ Just Add…Bibendum

By Rob Pickard

Market Insights at Bibendum

From data crunching, polls and stats, to consumer trends and taste profiles; Bibendum’s Market Insights team are armed to the teeth with wine market information and data.  Some say they never sleep, spending their time trawling through consumer polls and market research, with endless hours of competition on who can create the most mind boggling Excel formula.  All …

Jan
20

Vivid @ Just Add…Bibendum

By Ben Turner

Vivid @ Just Add...Bibendum

So with Just Add…Bibendum just around the corner, here is another quick lowdown on what to expect at this year’s tasting.  Following a look at what our Training team will be up to on the day, here is some info from the green fingered part of Bibendum, Vivid.

Amongst all the fun and games, and hundreds of …

Jan
18

Stonier International Pinot Noir Tasting (SIPNOT) 2012, London

by Juel Mahoney

SIPNOT UK 2012

Take 10 tables of some of the biggest names in the wine industry at Australia House for Stonier’s International Pinot Noir Tasting (SIPNOT) and pour 12 Pinot Noirs from around the world. All tasted blind. Then ask each table to tell you what they think the wines are….and you will find two types of Pinot Noir lover.

This is what happens.

In the one corner, the Purist.

Often a Burgundy fanatic, the …

Wine of the week

Els Pyreneus Rivesaltes Ambre NV (Cotes du Roussillon, France)

We all need a little lift in the often gloomy UK January, so I suggest taking time to reminisce the joy of the holidays just gone. Kick back by the fire, craft yourself a little stilton cheese board and enjoy with a glass of this classy sweet wine, with just enough punch to cope with the strong flavours …

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