Aquaplaning our way up the A6 from Geneva, the road illuminated by sheet lightning, was the rather unnerving manner in which we arrived late Sunday evening into Beaune. A fitting welcome from a wine region whose relationship with mother nature is all encompassing. The storm had cleared the following morning leaving a stunning blue sky, morning … Continued
One of the most traditional aspects of the wine trade is the annual phenomenon that is a Bordeaux en primeur campaign. I’m coming to the end of my eleventh en primeur vintage so I ought to have enough experience to share some insights into the rather peculiar aspect of the life of a wine merchant. … Continued
Now that the dust has settled following our Summer Tasting, we wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to all our customers in attendance, and to all the producers who made the trip over to pour their wares and chat all evening. It was the first time in over a decade that we … Continued
Pippa Mistry-Norman, Assistant Manager of Jeroboams Notting Hill, takes us through a visit of the sights and sounds of Champagne, courtesy of Taittinger. The forecast in Champagne was ideal for the Jeroboams retail team trip hosted by Taittinger (Official Champagne of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia) this past week: 30ºC and a high chance of … Continued
Matteo Danisi, Assistant Manager of Jeroboams Elizabeth Street, tells us about the joys of a recent trip to Cocchi in Asti, where he discovered the unbounded pleasures of aromatised wines. If you happen to find yourself thirsty in the beautiful northern Italian region of Piedmonte, there’s no better place to imbibe in a cocktail than … Continued
‘Will a magnum of Brut be enough?’ At the beginning of a trade trip to Champagne, these are the important decisions to be made. It was reasoned to our host, Jonny from Maison Perrier- Jouët, that given it was 8.15am and there were only six of us, a magnum would suffice. All in the name … Continued
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 work closely. This makes for a particularly dynamic and productive visit, featuring lots of exploration in the countryside around the … Continued
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 that, bought the postcard, got the t-shirt. Yes, I am lucky and have experienced events which for most people would … Continued
Rioja has for a long time been one of the UK’s favourite wines. There is perhaps something about the mellow yet rich character of the reds that fits almost perfectly with our never ending autumn-winter cycle of seasons! We are fortunate at Jeroboams to represent in the UK two fantastic wineries from Rioja: Marques de … Continued
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