A blog from Jeroboams

In 1986, an “unknown New Zealander” came to the attention of the world after winning the top prize at the Sunday Time Vintage Festival. At first this was thought to be simply a fluke. But …

The general preconception of grappa is one of near disgust. Most have experienced grappa as a digestif consumed at the tail end of a meal of traditional Italian cuisine, either out of politeness or respect …

Ben Chatfield, our Creative Director, recently carried out a series of interviews with different folk at Jeroboams. Next up is our captain! Name: Hugh Sturges Job Title: Chief Executive of Jeroboams In a sentence, what do …

Biodynamic is a buzzword that has appeared in wine circles over the last couple years, but what exactly does it mean? It conjures up ideas of pagan magic, sorcery and a belief in mythical energy …

Ten years ago, at an iconic tasting held at London’s The Caledonian Club, Glenfarclas launched their now hugely successful Family Casks range. Covering over 50 years, each bottling is from one single cask, giving somewhere …

Ben Chatfield, our Creative Director, recently carried out a series of interviews with different folk at Jeroboams. Next up is Peter Mitchell MW, Wine Director of Jeroboams. Name: Peter Mitchell MW Job Title: Wine Director, …

It’s always great to receive international visitors to the cellar of MontRubi. Even more so if the visitor is one of our customers, and even better still if the visitor is someone with whom we …

Recently Michael Robins, our Wholesale Director, embarked on a trip to Italy to visit our prosecco producer. This is his story… Perhaps I am getting too old and cynical about wine trips: been there, done …

As the sun shines down and before the enthusiasm for “sparklers” associated with Wimbledon kicks in, rosé wines are the ones that are flying off the shelves of London stores. The similarities between “sparkling whites” …

Ben Chatfield, our Creative Director, recently carried out a series of interviews with different folk at Jeroboams. We kick off with Matt Tipping… In a sentence, what do you do? I set private client side strategy …