2016 Bordeaux Vintage Assessment and Tasting Notes “A Humming Vintage” The mood in Bordeaux this week was nothing short of buzzing. The wines at many estates were shockingly good, and will probably be regarded as the new benchmark. I, for one, never expected to witness, so soon, a vintage that could broadly challenge 2010 for its class and elegance, and … Read More
Latour de force…Happy Birthday Richard!
Richard’s 40th birthday inspired a gourmet evening at Adam’s Restaurant in Birmingham earlier this week. As usual the quality of the service, surroundings and above all food was outstanding. If this restaurant doesn’t attain two Michelin Stars very soon I’ll be astounded. We kicked off with a pair of DP’s, 1998 P2, and 1990 Oenoteque. The nomenclature are different but … Read More
Just Gin Show 2017 Announced!
The gin extravaganza is back – Just Gin Show returns to The Stourbridge Town Hall for its second event on 29th July 2017. After the inaugural show saw the likes of Ableforth’s, East London Liquor Company, Brighton Gin, Makar, Sacred, Strane and many more in attendance, this year we’re set to bring you more exciting distilleries from the UK, Scotland, … Read More
Buffalo Trace Antique Collection 2016 Releases Ballot
The Antique Collection from Buffalo Trace distillery is by far one of the most highly-anticipated releases each year. For the 2016 releases we’ve decided to distribute our entire allocation of bottles through a ballot. We think it’s probably the easiest way to go about it, there is no ‘easy’ way. Details on the ballot are below, or you can enter right … Read More
Christmas Crackers!
Christmas Crackers! Last week a small group gathered at Birmingham’s premier dining room, Adams Restaurant in Waterloo Street, armed with just enough big statement wines to match the layered nature of the culinary offering. Two Champagnes, three whites and two reds. To kick off a pair of Krug vintages created plenty of excitement. Krug vintage like most great wines is … Read More
Kopke Port Tasting 24th September
The House of Kopke is the oldest Porto wine export firm, established in 1638 by the Germans Cristiano and Nicolaus Kopke. They have established an enviable reputation for their range of cask-aged and bottled-aged ports, some produced from vines that are over a century old. We were therefore delighted to be hosting this tasting, presented by Kopke’s Export Manager, Joao … Read More
…and the winner is…
We were ‘over the moon’ to learn that Nickolls and Perks scored twice in the Decanter Retailer of the Year Awards 2016: The results were announced at The Connaught, London, on 14 September 2016. “The annual Decanter Retailer Awards aim to offer wine drinkers in the UK an indispensable guide to the best wine shops and wine lists on the high street.” … Read More
2009 Vs. 2010 Bordeaux
By Will Gardener These are both gorgeous vintages that will be compared many times in the years ahead. Now 3 and 4 years, respectively, post bottling what would they reveal at this juvenile stage? Our sampling of 14 wines, all tasted blind and in completely random order (actually this was not strictly true, several were paired up but we didn’t know that) … Read More
#WinMWFTickets Returns Daily For One Week
Some of you may remember when the Midlands Whisky Festival first started the Twitter competition, #WinMWFTickets, some of you probably don’t. Not to worry, you’ve all got the chance to grab yourself some free tickets and more all week! We’ll be giving away entry tickets, Dream Dram tokens and Masterclass tickets to a different lucky winner each day for seven days. … Read More
FREE two years storage with Bordeaux 2015 En-Primeur
Who likes paying storage on their fine wine each year? (Absolutely no one, right?) So, we’ve decided to give you a head start by offering two years FREE in our storage facility at London City Bond (LCB) up until April 2020! That’s roughly £25 of savings per case of wine. Simply select which wines you’d like to purchase from the … Read More