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Plonk: The Wine App Every Guy Needs 16 Aug 2013 | 02:48 pm
We would argue that every girl needs it too…but we’re not splitting hairs here. Plonk: The Wine App Every Guy Needs says Mandatory We were chuffed to discover a quirky little video (thanks @ethan...
Adegas Algueira joins Bibendum 9 Aug 2013 | 05:08 pm
Glistening elegance from a top scoring winery from Ribeira Sacra in Galicia Back in October 2010, we marvelled at this photo of a mystery vineyard that our buyer Stuart Grundy had sent to us: You co...
Premium rosé sales 5 Aug 2013 | 08:47 pm
Drive premium rosé sales throughout the year With the rain proving useful in the cricket today, it seems like the perfect time to look at less sunny rosé sales. Looking at big picture category st...
People’s Choice at Bibendum’s 2013 Annual Bordeaux Tasting 13 Jun 2013 | 03:00 pm
Hundreds of customers visited us at Lord’s Cricket Ground for Bibendum’s 8th Annual Tasting on June 5th, 2013. What was their verdict on the 2012 vintage? Here are some observations from behind the po...
Three Vintages of Penfolds Grange: 2008, 1998 and 1990 13 May 2013 | 09:40 pm
by Juel Mahoney Many people hold memories of their first bottle of Grange close to their heart. Much like other history-defining events, when people talk about Grange the conversation tends to become...
Bordeaux 2012: Talking with Thomas Duroux at Chateau Palmer 19 Apr 2013 | 05:46 pm
by Juel Mahoney If Bordeaux is like the Hollywood of wine, during En Primeur week, the cellars are the sets. The tanks are shined to a mirror, the barrels are in perfect rows. After tasting the 2012 ...
Bordeaux 2012: Top Picks from the Medoc 10 Apr 2013 | 09:47 pm
by Juel Mahoney After two days, our impressions of the left bank are very mixed. 2012 is not a uniformly good vintage for Pauillac, St-Julien, St-Estephe and Margaux. There are some good to very good...
Bordeaux 2012: Superstar Chateaux of the Left Bank – Latour, Margaux, Lafite, Lynch Bages 9 Apr 2013 | 01:19 pm
by Juel Mahoney We only have one CD in the car as we drive around the superstar chateaux on the left bank of Bordeaux: The Best of Rod Stewart. “It was only £2.50,” said Ben Collins, unwrapping it fr...
Bordeaux 2012 in the news 5 Apr 2013 | 03:49 pm
by Juel Mahoney Before we arrive in Bordeaux to taste the 2012 wines in barrel, here is a round-up of what the pundits are saying about the 2012 vintage conditions: “Bordeaux 2012 – early pic...
Sherry 101: A Drinker’s Guide 3 Apr 2013 | 08:41 pm
by Juel Mahoney and Gareth Groves Jerez Xeres Sherry Sherry is one of those rare beasts - one of the world’s greatest wine styles that is easy to explore on a budget. Unlike Burgundy or Bordeaux, it...
