iDealwine in London: Masterclass at the Wine and Spirits Show
At the Drinks Business’ first edition of The Wine and Spirits Show last weekend, iDealwine shared some of our favourite bottles from the best winemaking regions of France.
Tasting the 2016 Médoc Cru Bourgeois, new classification in sight
This week, Angélique, Elsa and Constance had the pleasure of tasting the freshly-bottled 2016 vintage. Let us tell you all about it…
Matter-of-Taste : iDealwine in Singapore for a day of tasting
Once again, iDealwine jetted off to meet wine enthusiasts on the other side of the world, this time in Singapore for the Wine Advocate’s Matter-of-Taste salon.
iDealwine return to Shanghai for Le Grand Tasting
iDealwine jet off to Shanghai this weekend for Le Grand Tasting. We’ll be pouring delectable wines and leading a masterclass for the wine lovers of this vibrant city.
iDealwine masterclass at 67 Pall Mall
Last week we led a masterclass iDealwine style at 67 Pall Mall in London. With the taste of the wonderful 1995 Cos d’Estournel still vivid, we take a moment to reminisce…
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iDealwine at The City Wine Show: the recap
We joined in the fun at The City Wine Show in London last weekend, pouring some nice bottles for fellow wine lovers and introducing new faces to some of the iDealwine classics. Read on to find out what we got up to. Just a stone’s throw from St Paul’s Cathedral, the beautiful Stationer’s Hall was the perfect venue. London even graced us with some pleasant weather and the oak panelled 17th century hall was bathed in glorious sunlight that glimmered as it shone through the intricate stained glass windows. A beautiful setting! With…
iDealwine at The City Wine Show
On Friday 13th and Saturday 14th April, iDealwine heads to the City Wine Show in London. This event in the heart of the city is a great opportunity to chat with producers from all over the world. We’ll have our own stand too so be sure to come and say hi! With delicious wines open to try, you’ll want to pay a visit to the iDealwine stand! Come and have a taste of the magnificent Château Haut Marbuzet 1996 or the Domaine du Tunnel Cornas 2014. We’ll also be pouring: Bret Brothers Pouilly-Vinzelles…
Champagne: the sublime camouflages of Lui Bolin for Ruinart
Source: Maison Ruinart Champagne house Ruinart has collaborated with Chinese artist Liu Bolin for the 2018 instalment of its yearly art project and has unveiled a new collection of limited edition coffrets (wooden Champagne boxes) for their flagship Blanc de Blancs cuvée. To compliment the project, a series of photographic works were also released that centre around the camouflage of the artist. Take a closer look at these vines and you’ll see Chinese artist Liu Bolin and Ruinart’s cellar master Frédéric Panaïotis emerge out of the foliage. Founded in 1729, Ruinart is the…
Wine tasting event: 2015 Bordeaux Grands Crus
Tuesday 15th February saw the annual tasting of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux to present the 2015 vintage. This was the perfect occasion to compare this vintage across the appellations. We sent Marie, Elsa and Raphaël down to meet the producers and, more importantly, taste the wines. Here’s the verdict… As you know, the quality of the 2015 vintage in France was universally lauded, especially in Bordeaux where it has even been described as the “vintage of the century”. We must admit the wines we tasted were thoroughly enjoyable despite their youth.…
iDealwine’s Tour in Asia
iDealwine has put a strong emphasis in the past few years on developing the Asian market and this strategy is proving very successful. The mature market of Hong Kong, where we opened a representative office in 2013, has been clearly leading the way, followed by mainland China, Japan, Singapore and more recently South Korea. Arthur de Lencquesaing and Alix Rodarie, from iDealwine’s international team recently travelled around the region for a series of meetings, wine fairs, tastings and masterclasses. Debrief! Overall perspective China's economic growth during first half of 2017, was nearly 7%,…