The Glenfarclas distillery has been dedicated to making whisky in the time-honoured Speyside style since its official foundation in 1836. The name Glenfarclas has since become synonymous with great whisky … Read More
‘Letting the soil speak’, Michel Chapoutier’s non-Rhône 2012 Sélections Parcellaires wines
‘Soils have, quite often, more to tell than we can hear’ Michel Chapoutier (May 2013) For more information on any of these wines or to express your interest contact josh@nickollsandperks.co.uk … Read More
Dom Perignon, the Spiritual Father of Champagne…
Moet & Chandon famously name their prestige Cuvée Champagne after Dom Pérignon, a 17th century monk inhabiting a Benedictine Abbey in Hautvillers. Although he is mythically thought to have invented sparkling … Read More
It’ll be all white on the night – 31st May 2013
With the sun finally making an appearance this evening, James Baker invited us to dive headlong into 6 white wines. First on taste was the Boreham Wood Sauvignon Blanc 2011 … Read More
Spanish Wine Tasting 10th May 2013
We opened this evening’s tasting with Drysack Fino sherry. Cool, clear, complex and very dry, with great length, this makes a splendid aperitif, pairing particularly well with savoury nibbles such … Read More
‘Pure Rhône Classicism’: M. Chapoutier’s 2012 Rhône Valley Sélections Parcellaires
Update: Earlier this week we were fortunate enough to attend an elaborate tasting for all of Michel Chapoutier’s 2012 Sélections Parcellaires, held at London’s prestigious Institute of Directors (May 13th). We … Read More
Penfolds: The Descendants of Grange Bin Series
We are immensely proud to announce that Nickolls and Perks are now stockists for Penfolds, Australia’s most prestigious wine producer since 1844. Penfolds has an illustrious wine-making heritage, and has … Read More
Sparkling Wine Tasting – Blind and Bubbly – April 5th
With an extra hour of evening sunshine and finally some, albeit bashful, hints of spring sunshine, N&P’s early April wine tasting in the Stourbridge Cellars was aptly scrutinizing a flight … Read More
The Nickolls and Perks 2010 Bordeaux Report Part Two: Our Highlights
Part One of our 2010 Bordeaux Report detailed the indisputable ‘Parkerised’ highlights of the vintage, in this Part Two we hope to give a more personalised insight into some of … Read More
The Nickolls and Perks 2010 Bordeaux Report Part One: Robert Parker’s Focus
During the En Primeur tastings in April 2011 we were immensely surprised and indeed pleased that the viticultural stars had once again aligned to produce a sterling vintage in 2010 … Read More