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Monthly Archives: February 2012

Three of the Best – New Wines at Roberson

January and February is always an exciting time in the shop. There are portfolio tastings being held, new wines arriving, and this year there was also the much anticipated launch of Dom Perignon 2003 that my colleagues were lucky enough to attend. To help guide you through all this excitement, here I’m going to take [...]
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Dom Perignon 2003

On the 1st February, Joe (the retail manager) and I were cordially invited by LVMH to a trade tasting of the new and much anticipated release of the Dom Pérignon 2003 held at the Phillips de Pury & Company auction house/art exhibition hall. Unlike the official launch held on the 7th December 2011 where the Chef [...]
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On yer bike, son! – In praise of the bicycle.

In the 1980’s, Norman Tebbit advised the unemployed to ‘get on your bike and look for work’. My advice is, forget about work, get on your bike and look for wine. Touring wine country can take many forms, most often (out of practicality) people opt for a car. Having been to many wine regions in this [...]
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