Founded in 1891 in Coonawarra in the Limestone Coast of South Australia, Wynns is renowned for its blockbusting, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignons grown on the region’s Mediterranean-like terra rossa or red soil and we will taste a mouth-watering quartet to included Wynns The Siding Cabernet Sauvignon, Wynns Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon, Wynns Michael Shiraz and Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon (vintages TBC).
Beaulieu Vineyard – known to its many devotees simply as BV – is one of the most celebrated of all California wineries. Founded in 1900 in Rutherford, Napa Valley, its majestic single varietal Cabernet Sauvignons and Bordeaux blends are hugely sought after and, in the company of sales manager Guy Roughley, we will enjoy the Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon, Tapestry Reserve Red Wine and Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.
Founded in 1750, Domaine Chanson has long produced exceptional, handcrafted Burgundies exclusively from Premiers and Grands Crus vineyards. The Domaine was bought by the Bollinger family in 1999, their investment and expertise raising standards even higher and cementing Domaine Chanson’s status as one of the finest of all producers.
Domaine du Grand Mayne Winemaker's Lunch - SOLD OUT
Domaine du Grand Mayne is a multi-award-winning artisan winery in the Côtes du Duras, near Bordeaux, which, thanks to hugely successful crowd-funding, is owned by a community of some 900 canny wine lovers. Head winemaker Mathieu Crosnier will introduce selected vintages of the Domaine du Grand Mayne Sauvignon Blanc, Domaine du Grand Mayne Réserve Sauvignon/Sémillon, Domaine du Grand Mayne Rosé, Domaine du Grand Mayne Merlot/Cabernet and Domaine du Grand Mayne Réserve Cabernet/Merlot and – with luck – the estate’s delectable sweet wine.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 9 November 2018 for the next in our series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Ostiane Dürrbach from the legendary Provencal wine estate: Domaine de Trévallon.
The Spectator, in association with Private Cellar and Thames Leisure, invites you to join Low Life correspondent Jeremy Clarke and drinks editor Jonathan Ray for a spectacular day of cocktails, claret, clays and cruising on the River Thames on Friday October 12.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 10 August for a very special distillers’ lunch with Kathy Caton, MD of multi-award-winning Brighton Gin and Amanda Saurin, leading Sussex apothecary and botanical distiller.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 27 July 2018 for the next in our series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Jerome Pernot, overseas sales director of Château Léoube, the Provencal estate famed for its organic red, white, rosé and sparkling wines, and olive oils.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 13th July 2018 for the next in our series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Rodolfo Bastida, the boundary-pushing and highly innovative chief winemaker at Bodegas Ramón Bilbao, producer of famously fine red, white and rosé wines in Rioja and – more recently and very excitingly – in Rueda.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 6 April 2018 for the next in our series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Dourthe. Dourthe is one of the great names of Bordeaux and the company boasts an enviable number of châteaux.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom for the next in our series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Anthony Hamilton Russell, producer of South Africa’s most ‘Burgundian’ Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (and arguably its finest ones too) in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Walker Bay.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom for the next in our series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Nick Baker, founder and MD of The Finest Bubble, purveyors of fine champagnes and sparkling wines which is celebrated for its same day ‘emergency service’ bicycle deliveries throughout London.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 12 January 2018 for the next in our series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Warren Gibson, chief winemaker at Trinity Hill, one of New Zealand’s finest wineries, famed for its exceptional Hawkes Bay and Gimblett Gravels wines.
The Spectator Wine School is a chance to be tutored by the best in the wine business. It is aimed at enthusiastic beginners and anyone who wants to know more about the main wine regions.
Winemaker's dinner with Franciacorta at The Balcon
Join us for a very special Spectator Wine Club dinner at The Balcon, St. James’s, London SW1, featuring the extraordinary sparkling wines of Franciacorta.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Thursday 9 February for the first of the year’s Spectator winemaker lunches with Mark Walford, partner in the leading Roussillon estate, Le Soula.
On Thursday 8 December, our drinks editor, Jonathan Ray, and business editor, Martin Vander Weyer, hosted an informal wine-laden Christmas lunch in the Spectator boardroom.
The Spectator's business editor, Martin Vander Weyer, and our drinks editor, Jonathan Ray, hosted a three-course, wine-laden Christmas lunch courtesy of Forman & Field.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Tuesday 11 October for one of our Winemaker Lunches with Michiel Eradus of the boutique New Zealand winery Eradus Wines.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom for our rescheduled Winemaker’s lunch with Matthieu Barrère from Domaine Chanson, producer of exceptional, handcrafted Burgundies for over 250 years.
The Spectator Wine School is a chance to be tutored by the best in the wine business. It is aimed at enthusiastic beginners and anyone who wants to know more about the main wine regions.
Join us for a special four-course Spectator lunch, English sparkling wine tasting and tour of the world-famous gardens at Gravetye Manor in West Sussex.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom for a very special Pol Roger lunch, hosted by the ebullient James Simpson MW, managing director of Pol Roger Portfolio.
