Sir Wregg’s Favourite Wines from 2018
Life is too short to drink bad wine. Or mediocre wine. So, I tried not to! The following wines were my wines of the year. I became more conservative in…
Doug decants: The Wines of Michel Gahier, Arbois
For a generation Michel Gahier and his family have been quietly working with some of the region’s most sought-after terroirs. The Gahiers have lived in Montigny-les-Arsures, just outside of Arbois, since the…
The Autobiography of Les Caves de Pyrene. Chapter Five: Of Natural Wine Bars. Part One
Read Chapter One Parts One, Two and Three Chapter Two Parts One, Two and Three Chapter Three Part One and Two and Three Chapter Four Part One and Two Customer: Good Morning. Owner: Good morning, sir. Welcome to Terroirs, London’s first natural wine bar! Customer: Ah,…
Chapter Four: The Guide to Brilliant Business Practice. Part Three
Read Chapter One Parts One, Two and Three Chapter Two Parts One, Two and Three Chapter Three Part One and Two and Three Chapter Four Part One and Two Unsuit yourself We try to operate in a bullshit-free manner. Because we don’t wear suits,…
Chapter Four: The Guide to Brilliant Business Practice. Part Two
Read Chapter One Parts One, Two and Three Chapter Two Parts One, Two and Three Chapter Three Part One and Two and Three Chapter Four Part One The Early Days Lectures on business morality are not part of business strategy, and so goody-two-shoes-iness…
Taking Stock: A Review of 2018
Les Caves de Pyrene (1988 – 2018) If I characterised 2017 as the year of treading softly, then 18 was the year of the wine company collective duvet day. In…
Doug Decants: Etnella from Etna
Davide Bentivegna, Etnella's founder, used to work for Siemans in Germany, but one day decided to abandon his office job and realise a dream to make wine. Without any…
New Arrivals in time for the holidays!
This year we bought our Christmas presents at the very last minute. But it’s the thought that counts! Many of the wines below are on allocation or made in such…
The Autobiography of Les Caves de Pyrene. The Chapter Four, Part One: The Guide to Brilliant Business Practice
Read Chapter One Parts One, Two and Three Chapter Two Parts One, Two and Three Chapter Three Part One and Two and Three Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day. --Oedipus…
Doug decants: Las Nubes Pinot Noir by Dominique Derain
Dominique Derain has farmed vines and made biodynamic wines in his estate located in the old presbytery in the village of Saint-Aubin (Hautes Cotes de Beaune) for thirty years, ever…
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