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 Rob Pickard
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 …
By Rob Pickard
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 …
By Rob Pickard
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 …
By Ben Turner
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 …
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 …
