We are now well into our fourth year of trading. Our List continues to evolve based on continued efforts to find and source interesting wines and the increasingly well-informed requests from customers in a rapidly changing wine trade.
Every effort is made when sourcing wines to travel and meet winemakers before listing the wines. We look for wines that reflect the terroir with minimalistic intervention: natural forms of pest control – guinea fowl or geese, for example - in place of artificial pesticides, sprays and fertilisers. The vineyard is our first port of call and where tell-tale signs of unnatural husbandry are found, the domaine is crossed off the list.
Over the last few months, trips have been made to Champagne, Burgundy (twice), Bordeaux, Spain and South Africa. Next on the agenda is a Malbec hunt in Argentina followed by a tasting trip to Chile.
An exciting new venture was finalised in South Africa where we have blended two wines to be marketed under our own label:
SWALLOWS’ TALE
which will be available in April/May.
Exclusive new agencies we have been awarded in the last year include Bouchard Père et Fils and William Fevre in Burgundy; Chateau L’Avocat and Chateau Cantenac in Bordeaux; La Bascula and Cavas Recaredo in Spain; Altair in Chile; Sebastiani from Sonoma Valley, California and coming soon is Stellekaya of Stellenbosch, South Africa – stunning wines made by the first Zulu female winemaker.
Wine Tastings are a regular event – be they for Wine Clubs or private functions. As are wine courses for hotel and restaurant staff and the compilation of wine lists. Wine Evenings and Dinners are a speciality. Contact us for further information.
