A blog from Jeroboams

Not the vintage of the century, rather a vintage from the last century… The 2021 vintage The 2021 European harvest was born under literal and figurative storm clouds with France, Spain, and Italy reporting losses …

Our final day of Bordeaux En Primeur tasting took us to the Pessac-Léognan region, just a few kilometres South West of the city centre of Bordeaux. The first thing that really strikes you is just …

Another still, fine day dawned, perfect conditions for tasting, after weather reports had forecast rain all week, which is disastrous for tasting – weather really does matter when trying barrel samples. Luck in weather for …

Day 3. Another early start. C’est normale. Yesterday morning’s Gironde mist is now replaced by bright sunshine. We headed north for about an hour reaching Bordeaux’s famed Route D2; a roll call of the great …

It’s a real privilege and pleasure to be out in Bordeaux, tasting the 2021s with the team. Monday, our first day on the road, was spent checking in with top addresses in Pomerol and St …

Piedmont is probably best known for the fine wine giants Barolo and Barbaresco, though alongside these are also plenty of other excellent wines to explore, such as Barbera and Dolcetto, as well as high quality …

4:50 wake up call. 5:15 taxi. 8:15 flight to Bordeaux. It’s Primeurs Week and it’s as though the Covid pandemic never happened, apart from being reminded by EasyJet that face masks are still mandatory on …

The Veneto wine region of Italy stretches from the shores of Lake Garda in the west, across to Venice at its south-east corner, and up into the Dolomite mountains and the border with Austria in …

Tuesday 29th March 2022 was a very special evening indeed – our first large scale event in 2 years! The wait had seemed never ending, but finally it was time to throw open the doors …

Having spent a week tasting the new vintage of Barolo (over 300 of them!) I found it hard not to fall instantly in love with the wines – which is not what I was expecting …

The Chef’s Room, Pollen Street SocialWednesday 9th February It felt serendipitous that our first post-lockdown private client dinner was hosted by Brad Grimes, the inimitable winemaker of Abreu Vineyards. Back in February 2020, Brad had …

Jeroboams is proud to have offered Burgundy En Primeur for well over 30 years. Over that period, we have witnessed huge changes in both how wine is offered En Primeur, the broader Fine Wine market …