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Lea & Sandeman Wine Merchants Blog
1w ago
I am currently sitting, slightly jaded from a full week of claret tasting, wearing a Pichon Baron polo shirt (paid for with my own money – we are totally incorruptible at L&S…) and thinking about what I can pen to give you the greatest insight possible into the 2023 vintage. As luck would have it ..read more
Lea & Sandeman Wine Merchants Blog
1w ago
We are currently out there to truly get to grips with what the vintage has in store, but prior to that, I’d like to report the information (or indeed the rumours!) we have heard. 2023 had the potential to be a large vintage. This is unconfirmed speculation, but the best estates have probably done some ..read more
Lea & Sandeman Wine Merchants Blog
1w ago
A tiny part of the wine market as a whole (as explored in Charles Lea’s blog here), grower Champagne has a disproportionate share of characterful, remarkable wines, thanks to the passionate vignerons behind the wines. We’re shining a spotlight on our portfolio of grower champagnes this year, each month highlighting a different producer – this month: Nicolas Maillart ..read more
Lea & Sandeman Wine Merchants Blog
1M ago
In 2009 one group of like-minded ‘grower-Champagne’ producers (‘Terre et Vins de Champagne’) got together to put on a tasting which focused to a large degree on the vins clairs (the still wines) from the 2008 vintage, before they were bottled for the prise de mousse (the second fermentation in bottle which produces the bubbles). It was ..read more
Lea & Sandeman Wine Merchants Blog
1M ago
A tiny part of the wine market as a whole (as explored in Charles Lea’s blog here), grower Champagne has a disproportionate share of characterful, remarkable wines, thanks to the passionate vignerons behind the wines. We’re shining a spotlight on our portfolio of grower champagnes this year, each month highlighting a different producer – this month: Marc Hébrart ..read more
Lea & Sandeman Wine Merchants Blog
2M ago
Last night saw the 19th time that L&S has sponsored the City Fine Wine Challenge quiz evening at One Great George Streeet. Teams of City luminaries competed for the Patrick Sandeman Trophy, and this year, in an upset of the long-standing dominance of headline sponsor FNZ, the quiz was won by the team from JP ..read more
Lea & Sandeman Wine Merchants Blog
2M ago
The Italian tasting is a moment in the L&S calendar that we all look forward to. This year, on a dull February day, a gang of Italian winemakers descended on Foyles bookshop, bringing a splash of Mediterranean/Alpine sunshine to London. This year, 28 of our winemaking friends, were able to join us, pouring over 100 ..read more
Lea & Sandeman Wine Merchants Blog
3M ago
‘One of the most electrifying discoveries for me (at the L&S Champagne tasting in May) was Champagne Roger Coulon. The very first taste of the first wine on the table set my spine tingling. These are exhilarating, idiosyncratic wines.’ Tamlyn Currin – JancisRobinson.com 2023 A tiny part of the wine market as a whole (as ..read more
Lea & Sandeman Wine Merchants Blog
3M ago
After many years of loving the wines of the Northern Rhône (and placing many orders for them!) I excitedly boarded a plane to Lyon to make my way to the Marché aux vins d’Ampuis (one of the largest wine fairs in France, focused entirely on the Rhône), at the epicentre of Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu. In ..read more
Lea & Sandeman Wine Merchants Blog
5M ago
Wine critics can be creatures of habit and it’s always interesting when a new wine manages to break the mould and gain recognition for new regions or styles. It’s especially interesting when you have been a firm fan of the producer for several years (before the wines were first bottled!); as such we were thrilled ..read more