A blog from Jeroboams

On Tuesday last week, we welcomed 50 of the greatest producers from Bordeaux to our largest-ever ‘For the Love of Bordeaux’ tasting. The previous two editions focused on the acclaimed 2019 and 2020 vintages, and …

The ‘Bordeaux blend’ – a wine made from any, or all, of the permitted Bordeaux varieties – has long been the calling card of ambitious wine regions. But do producers still look to the style’s …

Picture the most idyllic vista of Tuscany, and what comes to mind? A vineyard, naturally. Perhaps a cypress tree-lined road winding gently through the rolling hills. And maybe, in the distance, an ancient olive grove, …

Dr. James Phillips, our Spirits buyer, offers a deep dive into the world of whisky below. All whisky starts in a field somewhere. With single malt scotch, that is barley of various varieties grown throughout …

The Judgement of Paris… Mondavi and Montelena… Colgin, Coppola and cult Cabernets. For many people, Napa Valley represents the apex of Californian wine. Yet as we’re often told, it’s responsible for only 4% of the state’s …

What do the films The King’s Speech, Superman 3, Batman The Dark Knight and Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life have in common? No? Here’s another clue – the answer comes by way of a …

You’d have to have been living under a rock to have missed the rosé boom that has gripped the globe in recent years. It’s not actually entirely new – sales of rosé in France, which …

As well as fine wine, many of our shops sell fine food – making them your one-stop shop for a bit of al-fresco dining. Our Holland Park Manager, Hetty Hubberstey, picks out five favourites to …

Dessert at Les Belles Perdrix de Troplong Mondot Eating is almost as important as drinking in Bordeaux, and so we wanted to recommend some of our favourite places… Les Belles Perdrix de Troplong Mondot This …

It used to be said, about the British wine lover in particular, that one drank wines purchased by one’s father and bought wines to be consumed by one’s children. Bordeaux was the apogee of the …

Our team is the heart of Jeroboams, and particularly so in the case of our shops. Get to know our King’s Road Manager, Clarence Tan, and some of his favourite bottles… I am a polyglot …

“Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble.” Warren Buffett Bordeaux’s 2023 vintage will arrive on the market during economic and social uncertainty. It follows the 2022 vintage that …