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Franchetti – 2 estates, 1 evening

Last Wednesday evening was the first event we have ever done with the wines from both of Andrea Franchetti’s properties - Tuscany & Sicily. The event was a tasting & dinner with Dr Elena Capobianco & Alex Burge (Andrea’s export managers) @ Shoreditch House. A bit of background for those who...

The week ahead, Camping, The Arc and Spread betting

A busy week in prospect as we have our Annual tasting on Thursday at the Tower of London (2mins walk from the office), 250+ trade and press in the day then 300+ private customers in the evening…usually a hard but rewarding days work, all rounded off with a few glasses...

on yer bike….

Why is it so hard to title a blog entry without giving in to cliches? 2009 everywhere (ok all over France at least) is looking brilliant...this isn't really an entry about wine......At C&B we have a lot of cyclists but which I mean people who have road bikes and...

a long short week

Last week was supposed to be a quick short one (bank holiday and all that) but somehow it became a long one... Tuesday - Decanter Wine Awards dinner in the evening - with Adam (MD), Davina (marketing manager) and Rebecca (commercial buyer) - was good but when you have...

Ok so I think we’re the best merchant but….

this makes interesting reading.http://www.simonwoods.com/2009/08/15/merchant-of-vinous-how-to-track-down-a-decent-wine-merchant/I feel we tick most of the boxes certainly for range, passion and much more......the consumer (hate that word) does not like to be "had" and integirty and straightforwardness is key. We've often joked that we should publich a list of the wines we didn't buy! Little...

Where’s the August tumbleweed?

May be it's because it is my first week back after two weeks holiday camping near Biarritz (more about which later) but the wine market appears not to be as quiet as I would have expected for August in a recession (thank god the phrase "credit crunch" is drying a...

too much on….

Just been one of those weeks when you don't get to stop....a massive amount on as we are at the end of En Primeur but still have lots of great offers to get out before the summer kicks in - Conterno, Benjamin Romeo, Petrus, drinking offers etc.One event of note...

Novel way round customs…..

Just heard that there are companies now set up to get wines into China from Hong Kong and get around the customs. By law a person is allowed to carry two bottles over the border from Hong Kong (Fine wine capital of Asia) into China (the market everyone wants to...

a long (non drinking) week

So the Lions have got themselves going a bit in South Africa with a good win! I bought tries in the first game and lost a bit as a result. They played much better but the oppo seemed to almost give in once they went behind so I don't know...

The race result and this weeks plans

Sebastiano came 4th of 11 which was actually very encouraging...I only managed to watch the race this morning it was a good run. Good jumping and when asked for a real effort he gave his all.rp.com - "Sebastiano was quite keen early and needed strong drivingto close in the back...