Today (23.05.13) Jascots has been shortlisted for the ‘National Wine Retailer of the Year’ category in the 2013 Decanter Retailer of the Year Awards.’ Decanter Magazine said, “A huge number of nominations were received for retailers in each of the five different categories. Earlier this month our panel of judges gathered to evaluate each [...]
Thursday, 08 November 2012 12:06 When a company is old enough to have seen one recession already, it should know how to weather a second. Jascots geared up for the expected rise in business during the 2012 Olympics by offering 24/7 London delivery as just one example of proactive customer service. The predicted tourist boom [...]
A smashing write-up in this weekend’s Observer by David Williams of Bertie Stehelin’s2009 Sablet. Thank you to all involved!
The latest addition to our growing Burgundy list is this small domain, whose cellars lie below the mediaeval ramparts of Beaune itself. Domaine des Terregelesses is an historic 7 hectare estate that, starting with the 2009 vintage, has opened an exciting new chapter as the André family has resumed day-to-day running of the whole winemaking [...]
So good it’s boring? I don’t really get that. McLaren-MP4 Our man, Ron Dennis of Mclaren Cars, goes and creates the Mclaren MP4-12C and some unappreciative hick who probably lives in a one-bedroom flea-infested basement flat in Peckham has the bare-faced audacity to describe it as ‘so good, it’s boring.’ This is the made-in-England [...]
So then we moved on to Burgundy Rousseau Chambertin 1962, 1971 Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze 1962, 1971 Chambertin was masculine, powerful and constructed well. It is a vigorous and firm wine, having a characteristic aroma of liquorice. Chambertin Clos de Beze was a fantastic delicate wine with slightly lighter alcohol and tannin content. Both [...]
So here we go then – these are my thoughts on the champagnes… Moet 1911 Although I’m a fan of Champagne at almost any age, I was taken by the quality of the 1911. It possessed what most people would consider a fatal flaw: no bubbles. I enjoyed notes of ginger, honey and apple as [...]
On Tuesday, 15th May 2012, Team Jascots are jointly hosting a Spanish wine dinner at The Lawn Bistro with our Head Sommelier from Jascots Wine Merchant, Raul Diaz. Raul has worked as a sommelier with Michel Roux jr and Gary Rhodes and it is with huge excitement that we are proud to announce this fun [...]
What a day yesterday’s Trade & Press Tasting was at Somerset House. There were so many great people there. We loved it and we think they loved it. On our exit pole the top five most favourite wines for the day were: Best Sparkling/Champagne – Champagne André Roger, Grand Cru, Vieilles Vignes [13%] Best Northern [...]