Promotion Period: March 19, 2019 - April 2, 2019

Just last week, we have shared a bottle of wine over lunch with Will Harlan, the son of Bill Harlan and the second generation of Napa's first growth, Harlan & Bond Estates.

The exciting meet-up wasn't for Harlan & Bond though; it's for the newest and highly anticipated wine they recently launched called "Promontory." A cabernet-based wine with a far different story from the former, different soil, at a higher elevation, and a place where you would feel thousands of miles away from the rest of Napa.

Promotion Period: February 18, 2019 - March 4, 2019

After a very successful 2016 vintage awarded to Juan Carlos for his Rioja wines - Bodegas Artadi, let’s take a look at his venture in Alicante - El Seque.

Promotion Period: February 14, 2019 - February 28, 2019

The new Single Plot Wines have catched his attention, especially San Lazaro, a plot of 1.62 hectares planted in 1956, which has scored 96 points and has been described as “a serious vineyard that is going to be high up in the Artadi hierarchy, with the finesse provided by the sandy soils, keeping good freshness in a warmer vintage. In short, San Lázaro is phenomenal, my favourite among the new labels and third in the hierarchy after Viña El Pisón (99 points), and ARTADI El Carretil (97 points). And let's see if it doesn't challenge El Carretil with its gobsmacking balance after all...”

Promotion Period: January 31, 2019 - February 14, 2019

Let’s take a break from Burgundy 2017, and look at a top Hermitage from Marc Sorrel. Below is a beautiful article that was published recently by Decanter about this wonderful location - the hills of Hermitage, and the top 6 Domaines that has a share of this unique piece of land in the world. It offers a complex mix of soil type, the exposition to the sun and the final touch they put in when the grapes arrive in their winery.

Promotion Period: January 28, 2019 - February 14, 2019

We opened a bottle of Charles Van Canneyt Gevrey-Chambertin Cazetiers 1er Cru 2014 over lunch recently to entertain an overseas guest. He was an established French individual in the wine trade, and we thought it could be interesting to enjoy a bottle from Charles van Canneyt. Charles is the grandson of Alain Noellat, the current winemaker of Hudelot-Noellat. With the land prices of Burgundy going sky high in recent years, he joined the group of talented young winemaker like Benjamin Leroux to produce his own range of Burgundy wines through long term contracts. His success in elevating the quality of Hudellot Noellat’s Romanee St Vivant is very evident in his own selection of wines. The Gevrey Cazetiers showed beautiful firm tannins, with lovely black fruits aromas and flavors. Very good cellaring potential.