Clik here to view.
Digital Tasting Book (Official Trailer) #BibAT13
(Cue dramatic music and serious movie voiceover:) You know your Wine and Spirits. An expert in tasting and tactical spitting. Faced with over 900 wines and spirits. With over 200 new wines, many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Matter of Taste – Bibendum’s Annual Tasting 2013 “Tweet your Photo”...
Thanks to everybody who came to our Annual Tasting 2013 – A Matter of Taste. There are a few tired people in the office today but we’ve had a brilliant time scrolling through all your fantastic tweets...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tasmania trumps 2013 Annual Tasting: Josef Chromy Pepik Sekt NV
by Juel Mahoney There are people whose job all day is to predict trends (I’m just being glared at by the Market Insights guy as I type this…). So a surprise hit like the Pepik Sekt NV must make the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sherry, Food and the Trade
by Juel Mahoney Ask me about sherry and I will say I love it. Like most people in the wine trade, I’ve been banging the drum for sherry for years. Only recently has it gained prominence on certain...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Responsible Drinking: The less but better approach
by Gareth Groves Apparently we all lie when asked how much alcohol we drink. According to new research by University College of London, there is a significant gap between the amount of alcohol...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Guide to the Penfolds Bin Series – Descendants of Grange
by Juel Mahoney Tasting the Bin Series wines from Penfolds last Friday at Tate Modern was like meeting up with an old friend. Despite the years that have gone by since last tasting these wines, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
That’s Amari! Introducing Averna
by Juel Mahoney Not everyone understands an amaro bitter on the first taste. The combination of herbs and citrus can come as quite a shock if you are expecting something sweet. Yet somehow once the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Budget 2013: Beer duty decrease won’t save pubs
by Gareth Groves According to the Chancellor, 10,000 pubs have closed in the last decade. Yesterday, George Osborne announced that he was going to help the industry by not only ending the beer duty...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sherry 101: A Drinker’s Guide
by Juel Mahoney and Gareth Groves Jerez Xeres Sherry Sherry is one of those rare beasts - one of the world’s greatest wine styles that is easy to explore on a budget. Unlike Burgundy or Bordeaux, it is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bordeaux 2012 in the news
by Juel Mahoney Before we arrive in Bordeaux to taste the 2012 wines in barrel, here is a round-up of what the pundits are saying about the 2012 vintage conditions: “Bordeaux 2012 – early...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bordeaux 2012: Superstar Chateaux of the Left Bank – Latour, Margaux, Lafite,...
by Juel Mahoney We only have one CD in the car as we drive around the superstar chateaux on the left bank of Bordeaux: The Best of Rod Stewart. “It was only £2.50,” said Ben Collins, unwrapping it from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bordeaux 2012: Top Picks from the Medoc
by Juel Mahoney After two days, our impressions of the left bank are very mixed. 2012 is not a uniformly good vintage for Pauillac, St-Julien, St-Estephe and Margaux. There are some good to very good...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bordeaux 2012: Talking with Thomas Duroux at Chateau Palmer
by Juel Mahoney Bordeaux is like the Hollywood of wine and during En Primeur week, the cellars are the sets. The tanks are shined to a mirror, the barrels are in perfect rows. After tasting the 2012...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three Vintages of Penfolds Grange: 2008, 1998 and 1990
by Juel Mahoney Many people hold memories of their first bottle of Grange close to their heart. Much like other history-defining events, when people talk about Grange the conversation tends to become a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
People’s Choice at Bibendum’s 2013 Annual Bordeaux Tasting
Hundreds of customers visited us at Lord’s Cricket Ground for Bibendum’s 8th Annual Tasting on June 5th, 2013. What was their verdict on the 2012 vintage? Here are some observations from behind the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Premium rosé sales
Drive premium rosé sales throughout the year With the rain proving useful in the cricket today, it seems like the perfect time to look at less sunny rosé sales. Looking at big picture category stats...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Adegas Algueira joins Bibendum
Glistening elegance from a top scoring winery from Ribeira Sacra in Galicia Back in October 2010, we marvelled at this photo of a mystery vineyard that our buyer Stuart Grundy had sent to us: You could...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Plonk: The Wine App Every Guy Needs
We would argue that every girl needs it too…but we’re not splitting hairs here. Plonk: The Wine App Every Guy Needs says Mandatory We were chuffed to discover a quirky little video (thanks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chile’s Hidden Secrets
5 secrets that Chile’s been keeping from us Think of South Africa and images of Table Mountain, the Garden Route and Safari come to mind. Think of Argentina and you’re instantly transported to Buenos...
View ArticleClik here to view.
9 reasons to love Lambrusco
Lambrusco has its faults. In the 70s and 80s it tarted itself up and pushed itself on any willing passer by. The sickly sweet bubbly earned itself a reputation and not one to strive for. However...
View Article
