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December 2011

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

We are continually grateful for your demonstration of trust in us by making Jascots your wine merchant of choice.  As the year comes to an end and we look back, we think of all the orders made, bottles delivered and customers satisfied.  Thank you for allowing us to be part of that. From everyone at [...]

Independence Weekend!

Another good weekend in the national press so far as the Independent Newspaper Group was concerned.  Not only did our…. Bellvale Pinot Noir The Quercus Vineyard, South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia 2008 appear on Saturday….                   But on Sunday we also had our terrific…. Bertrand Stehelin, Côtes-du-Rhône Villages [...]

A Mince Pie Evolution – Muffins and All Saints Rutherglen Muscat

Christmas Muffins Just as a famous Nestlé spherical confection can advertise itself as ‘the lighter way to enjoy chocolate’, so, perhaps, these beauties could be pitched as ‘the lighter way to enjoy mince pies’? In all honesty, a mince pie muffin is likely only a little healthier than the regular pie version but, really, this is [...]

Great news! Chilean wines increase market share in the UK

By our Chilean Sommelier, Raul Diaz It is a great pleasure for me as a Chilean to share this blog with you. In my early career I was lucky to witness the early development of Chile’s wine export industry and in my more recent history it has been fantastic to witness the steady growth in [...]

Some very superior stuff…

Hot on the heels of the rave review of our very own André Roger Vieilles Vignes, Jancis Robinson MW has also written glowing tasting notes for the small selection of our wines which she recently tasted. You can find the full report on www.jancisrobinson.com, but we have listed the tasting notes below. White: Jean-Marie Haag [...]

André Roger Vieilles Vignes in the Financial Times

Last weekend, Jancis Robinson published her top 25 fine festive fizzes in the FT, and we were delighted to see our very own André Roger Vieilles Vignes amongst them. It’s made from 45 year-old Pinot Noir vines growing in Grand Cru vineyards in the village of Aÿ, and this particular cuvée is entirely from the [...]

Wazzzzup?

Went to great young chums for dinner on Friday and just had spoil them rotten so took a Magnum each of Pannier’s White & Rosé which were both so gorgeous. I had thought that Palmer’s Rosé had the edge over Pannier’s but so good were the big red fruit flavours that I am entirely unsure [...]