Fun, frolics and interesting bits and bobs
New operating hours in Beaconsfield
After a great start, albeit a slightly fishy one, i have decided to drop the Friday night, at least for the time being as so may people are away so business has dropped off somewhat. I am also moving soon, so i may restart the Friday evening after the move. I have several new
Read moreChampagne A. Levasseur – New wines and reduced prices
Champagne A. Levasseur At QPW we are super fussy. We take our time seeking out the best organic, biodynamic and natural wines and slowly and add them to our rather special – we feel – wine list. Rue du Sorbier Brut NV, Blanc de Terroir Extra Burt NV and Ratafie de Champagne were the...
Read more6 fabulous new wines from Tenuta San Jacopo, Tuscany
As we approach the winter season we are seeking out rich and sumptuous reds and we have been fortunate enough to have found a range of absolute stunners from multi award winning producers Tenuta San Jacopo. We will be receiving stock of 6 new wines, 4 reds, all of which are all absolutely...
Read moreGoodbye Primrose Hill Market
Sadly we announce our departure from Primrose Hill Market. After 6 wonderful months we are calling time and would like to thank all out regular customers for their business and great feedback. It was a fabulous experience and we may be back next spring, but as temperatures drop and we ease...
Read moreIn the summer time, when the weather is fine…
We are very pleased to announce the return of our Roulerie white and rosés after a brief period of being out of stock. Something summery for everyone with a dry white, a dry rosé and an off-dry rosé, all of which are quite delicious and well-priced in our opinion...
Read moreTenuta Lenzini
I recently attended a very interesting talk and tasting session at Cafe Comptoire in London’s Mayfair. Presented by Michele Guarino the tasting featured 4 wines, all of which were really lovely. The top wine though, the 2013 Syrah, was truly exceptional and quite unique. We will soon be...
Read moreIs organic wine any good?
Somebody asked me recently if organic wine was any good. “Not necessarily” I swiftly replied. Indeed I went on to explain that I have tried some pretty awful organic wines in the past few years but the bad ones do tend to be at the very lowest end of the market and the exception...
Read moreChâteau de Bel – Olivier Cazenave
Olivier Cazenave is the most radical wine grower in the Bordeaux region. He entered the wine-making business back in 2003 in the midst of a downturn in the region. “you would have to be crazy to buy a property in Bordeaux in 2003. Indeed, everybody talked about crisis, and still talking...
Read moreRed wine makes women more fertile… and a plethora of other health claims you probably weren’t aware of
Disclaimer: This article presents claims made by scientists and others around the world regarding the benefits of red wine. We present them in such a way as to be informative. They do not necessarily represent the opinion of Queens Park Wines. Where possible we supply supporting evidence...
Read moreCzech these out… we take a look at 3 Czech wineries and the rather lovely wines they produce
At a recent trade tasting we were delighted to be presented with a range of Biodynamic wines from the Moravia wine-growing region of the Czech Republic. Not previously familiar with these wineries we sampled away and were immediately impressed by 3 in particular and have since listed their...
Read moreSting and Trudy go biodynamic in Tuscany
Far from being the latest fad, biodynamic wine really is gaining ground and becoming established as the future of responsible and environmentally-friendly wine production. Not only are organic and biodynamic wines far better for us than wines grown using harmful chemicals, they are grown in a...
Read moreNicholas Joly, The Wine Magician
If you think biodynamics is all a bit bonkers, well, you probably don’t know the half of it. Dung in burried horns, lunar cycles, cosmic calendars and obscure druidic potions… it gets really quite bizarre. In this rather brilliant filmette, Vice Magazine goes to the Loire Valley to...
Read moreCasa Belfi Colfondo – Biodynamic Prosecco
Casa Befli Colfondo Prosecco Frizzante is a Certified Organic and Biodynamic Prosecco made in the more traditional method with second fermentation in the bottle. It belongs very much in the Raw/Natural wine category which is not our speciality as many Raw/Natural wines simply are not palatable...
Read moreWine thing leads to another… did the invention of pottery lead to the first wine making 8000 years ago?
As scientists announce they have discovered evidence of grape-winemaking dating back 8000 years it seems our love of wine has been around even longer than we had thought. Though the earliest evidence of alcohol fermentation from rice dates to 7000BC in China, it has always been believed that...
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