Cellar Stories

You may have heard the whispers of savage shortages of Burgundy and of the terrible hand that Mother Nature has dealt in devastating almost entire villages’ crops year after year over the last decade(s). However, this has gone hand in hand with Burgundy’s meteoric ascent in popularity across the four corners of the world, amongst professionals and novices alike. As such, the price of a bottle of delectable Chardonnay or Pinot from this land-locked pocket of France has spiked an eye-watering amount, and this year alone has experienced jumps in value that the industry has never seen before. So whilst...

Sherry is a tricky little bugger. It comes in so many different colours, flavours, and ages, as well as swinging from bone dry to syrupy sweet, that it seems trivial to simply call it a fortified wine. What makes sherry so unique is that it is more than just a tipple developed from winemaking traditions and the terroir of the region, it is also a creation of the region's importance in trading and international exploration. Whilst the Moors were already busy trading sherry with the English in the 12th century (apparently, we had highly coveted wool), it was the Age...

Learn a little about Bollinger - James Bond's favourite champagne.

Who: None other than superstars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Lucky for us, they made the wise decision to team up with one of the great winemaking families of the Rhône Valley - the Perrins of Château de Beaucastel. Château Miraval was thus born in 2012. What: We are in the ancient town of Correns, in the heartland of Provence. It is the first village in France to be fully certified organic and is a wild array of woodlands, olive groves, garrigue herbs and vines. The Miraval estate is distinguished by its rocky terraced vineyards that sit at 350 metres above...