Finally, as we are just over a fortnight to longest day, we convene on a warm, sunny evening to taste 6 wines that are often overlooked but in our (humble) … Read More
Champagne Tasting 25th April 2014
The penultimate Friday in April brought along showers worthy of the proverb; it would hopefully bode well for the appearance of the following month’s flowers… …so, safe from whatever the … Read More
Vodka and Gin from Chase Distillery
The sun shone on Stourbridge (try saying that quickly after sampling the evening’s offerings) We welcomed James Chase from Chase distillery to conduct the evening’s tasting. Like N&P, Chase Distillery … Read More
It’s all about Chardonnay, 4th April 2014
The inviting sound of Champagne bottles being opened greeted our customers for this evening’s Chardonnay tasting. Champagne Palmer Blanc des Blancs 2006 provided a perfect opener – it is 100% … Read More
Scholarship Winner!
We’re delighted to announce that one of our team, Jerome Marks-Gardener, has won a scholarship with a major distillery to develop knowledge and presentation skills. William Grant & Sons has … Read More
1983 Vintage Ports
1983 Vintage Ports, now over 30 years old are fully mature, so which houses have full-filled their predicted potential? We had a very enjoyable evening tasting eleven of those which … Read More
The 2011 Vintage: A leading light back to Port
Now the 2011 vintage has been universally lauded and enthusiastically declared by all of the major Port houses and shippers, it is perhaps time for reviewing the situation with such … Read More
Maison Hardy: Haute Couture for Cognac
Our newest Cognac house, Maison Hardy, was founded in 1863 by Victorian English gent and Francophile Anthony Hardy. Just as Hardy changed his first name to Antoine and adopted the … Read More
Reds from around the World Tasting Friday Feb 7th
We had another full house on Friday, 7th February as intrepid visitors sought refuge from the crazy weather in our cellars. A geat evening to explore some rich, red wines, … Read More