By Rob Pickard
At the recent Just Add…Bibendum tasting, the recent hard work of our Buying team came to the fore as we launched 23 new producers from 8 different countries to the UK Trade. One of these exciting new producers is the Soho Wine Co from New Zealand. Soho is a winery with an interesting winemaking concept and striking branding, …
By Rob Pickard
As one of the leading names in New Zealand winemaking, most wine fans have tried the delights of the Wither Hills stable, with fine examples of Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay on offer here in the UK. With Bibendum’s Just Add…Bibendum tasting taking place last week, …
By Rob Pickard
Every year the Bibendum Annual Tasting seems to come and go in a flash, blink and you’ll miss it! So we like to cover all the action from the day wherever possible, and each year we make every effort to get out amongst the tasting crowds and see what you guys have to say. Just Add…Bibendum was no exception, and off we …
by Juel Mahoney
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 …
By Will Lowe, Bibendum Training
As Bibendum’s Annual Tasting, Just Add…Bibendum, creeps ever closer (January 25th, check your diary), the training team are busying themselves with a showcase for the kind of activities we get up to for the other 365 days of the year (2012 is a leap year, don’t ya know).
Our Training Team …
By Rob Pickard
Over the years Huia have taken quite a bit of blog space here on B Times. They’ve always got a story to tell and whether it’s their involvement with MANA and natural winemaking, a cheeky Pinot Noir wine of the week or harvest news from the team in Marlborough, we love to tell you all about …
By Rob Pickard
Last year I sat here and wrote about the stellar vintage of 2009, with the Burgundy growers making their annual pilgrimage to the UK on the back of a fantastic year for all involved. Weather wise it was pretty much perfect, ideal conditions throughout the year had created superb quality drinking across the board, with hugely fruit driven, …
By Will Lowe, http://www.willlowe.com/
Our third and final day in Burgundy began in quite possibly the most picturesque little town known to mankind: Meursault. As the sun rose on the town hall, this sleepy village yawned into action, the light streaming across the vineyards in on the horizon.
A short, brisk walk through the village took us to the door of Domaine Latour-Giraud, where we were …
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 …
By Will Lowe, http://www.willlowe.com/
The third chapter of our trip to Burgundy took us about an hour and a half south on the A6, to the southern part of the Côte-d’Or: the Côte de Beaune.
Land here is knee-tremblingly expensive. I’m told that 1/24th of a hectare (about 400 square metres, or 20m x 20m) recently exchanged hands for 900,000 Euros. It …
