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Tonight’s 1989 Bordeaux Tasting – A Preview

By Ben | Published: June 17, 2010
As the 1980s drew to a close, Jive Bunny were topping the charts and the England team were stumbling to qualify for Italia ‘90, but Chateau owners and drinkers alike could look back fondly at a decade that had given them more top quality Bordeaux vintages than most others in the 20th century. After a [...]
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Neal Martin talks about our 1982 Bordeaux Tasting

By Ben | Published: March 18, 2010
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Jancis Robinson MW at our Echezeaux Tasting

By Ben | Published: October 16, 2009
Last night’s Echezeaux tasting contained some fascinating wines, everybody seemed to enjoy themselves, and we were very lucky to be joined by various luminaries from the wine world. Here shop manager and tall cameraman Joe talks through the wines, good and bad with Jancis Robinson MW.
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Bollinger Visit Roberson

By Ben | Published: October 13, 2009
The good people from Bollinger stopped in today to remind us of how good their wines all are. They even brought with them a reserve wine from the 2004 vintage, their Pinot Noir from Verzenay. This is one of the 200 that make up the blend of what you see on the shelf, and was [...]
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Vega Sicilia Come to Roberson

By Ben | Published: April 2, 2009
Last night we held one of our most exciting tastings of the year – a fascinating look at Spain’s aristocratic wine estate, Vega Sicilia. Winemaker Xavier Ausas took charge of proceedings, which consisted of a tasting of Pintia ’06, Alion ’04 and ’05 before the main business of the evening, four vintages of Valbuena (’04, [...]
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Fabio Capello Drops in

By Ben | Published: December 16, 2008
Last week Mr. Capello dropped in for a tasting in our fantastic new cellars. After we ironed out a few footballing problems for him, the talk turned to wine. The winner was Gaja’s 2003 Barbaresco, which all agreed was drinking quite well, depsite being pretty tannic. What can we say, the man appreciates quality.
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Broadbent vs. Parker – The Tasting Report

By Ben | Published: July 11, 2008
Last night we held our most eagerly anticipated tasting ever – Robert Parker vs. Michael Broadbent. The amount of interest we received in this tasting and the controversy it engendered were both pleasing and unexpected. The idea arose out of a conversation we had in the shop a few months ago centring around Château Lafite [...]
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