LOTS OF NEW WINE FOR THE SUMMER

What's been happening here recently at The Winery?

NEW – PROVENCE – From the scene of some of Cezanne’s beautiful landscapes, Mas de Cadenet. Rose, of course. But also whites and reds packed with character. Agnes Henry’s Tour du Bon Bandol – back and always in the zone of ultimate performance.

NEW - WHITE BURGUNDY - Classy Meursault from Claudine Roussel’s Matrot-Wittersheim. The latest batch of peerless Puligny from Paul Pernot.

NEW - RED BURGUNDY – Chambolle-Musigny and Morey-Saint-Denis by Sigaut. Sleek, bio-dynamic Nuits Saint Georges from David Juillard’s 36eme Ouvree. Also Bio, Alain and Isabelle Hasard’s Rully and an amazing Bourgogne Cotes du Couchois (?!)

NEW – BORDEAUX – Bordeaux at The Winery? Is Bordeaux the new Burgundy?

NEW - ITALY- Piedmont’s finest – Barolo, Barbaresco, Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto from Gianfranco Alessandria, Osvaldo Viberti, Cascina delle Rosa and Edoardo Sobrino. Incredible value Pinot Grigio and Barbera from Cantina di Casteggio in the Oltrepo Pavese south of Milan.

NEW – CALIFORNIA After weeks and weeks on the water we have the latest Zinfandel releases from Jay Heminway’s Green & Red. We are now fully loaded with Rabbit Ridge Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

NEW - GERMANY – As usual, too many to list here! Always something new from the Mosel. Ask about “The Doctor”. Also, for the first time, three wineries from Baden, including one of the finest German Pinots from the tiny Shelter Winery.

 

MEET THE STAFF

David Motion continues to balance his parallel careers in Wine and Music, travelling extensively searching for new wines, appearing in interviews for Wine & Spirit, Harpers (the wine trade magazine), Classic FM and Radio 4. Recently wrote the music for a Transport for London Ad and completed an album of Electronica with Danish techno whizz Jesper Siberg “Music To Eat And Lie Down To”. Find out more on David’s Music site: www.davidmotion.com

 

Nicole Bailey played for the top-rated field hockey team at university, the Ohio State Buckeyes. "Go Bucks, go!" Her first taste of wine was at the team's wine and cheese evenings. When she moved to San Francisco, there were frequent trips to Sonoma and Napa. "I was really getting into it, we even got married in Sonoma!" Nicole is now in the UK "to get exposed to all the European wine."

 

You can really get in-deep about wine with Kristian Kielmayer, who is half Hungarian, half German. He was President of the Wine Society at Szekesfehervar University. If you want to know the residual sugar level of any wine in the shop, he's the one to ask!

 

Debbie Holt moved to London from San Francisco after experiencing the Dot-com bubble from the inside. Back after her maternity leave, Debbie's already formidable organisational powers have been honed further. Watch her effortlessly answer the phone, re-stock the shelves and design a new Excel sheet all at once!

 

Ai Watanabe moved from Yakuza town Osaka to a Japanese boarding school in London at the age of 15 and never went back. After several years working with autistic children she moved into wine and joins us from a stint with Berry Brothers. She runs her own wine blog. If you read Japanese, ask her for the link!

 

Raef Hodgson has Foodie blood coursing through his veins. His family are beacons in the worlds of Cheese and Coffee. He lives and breathes food and wine, and recently procured half a pig. His home is now full of gently curing pork products. If you prefer to discuss your wine choices in Sanskrit, he’s the one to talk to.

 

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