Fun, frolics and interesting bits and bobs
Next day delivery returns
Very happy to announce that I have managed to re-negotiate with the new delivery depot for next day delivery to start again. The new rules are, if you order before 3pm I can guarantee next day delivery. If you do order between 3 and 4 it might be possible to do next day delivery, but
Read moreThe history of wine
I hadn’t posted anything for a while so i thought this rather amusing, and quite informative film, would be fun to watch. Most people have no idea that wine making is as much as 9000 years old. This quick-fire talk takes you from Pangea to Pasteur.
Read moreReturn of La Jara
Delighted to announce the return of two of my favourite fizzies just in time for the festive season. Both pink, both absolutely delicious. I will be featuring both of these wonderful sparkling wines from La Jara at the market this weekend. La Jara – Special Cuvée Rosé NV La...
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 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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