The Corkscrew's wine blog

2022 Bordeaux En Primeur - The Verdict!! As you may know, Peter and James travelled to Bordeaux for the En Primeur tastings. Over the 3 days they spent in Bordeaux, they visited 29 different Chateaux and tasted nearly 200 different wines. Yes, it's a hard job, but somebody has to do it. Thankfully their palettes survived the ordeal, and they... read more

Just Landed Our Good Friday has just turned in to a great Friday!! We are delighted to report that a small parcel of the highly acclaimed and coveted "Chocolate Block 2021" has safely landed in the warehouse. Chocolate Block 2021 marks the 20th vintage of this iconic wine and is a must-have for any collector or Chocolate Block lover. Just... read more

Come See What's Just Landed We're absolutely delighted to let you know that some of our Christmas gifts have started landing in the warehouse. Our most recent arrivals are certainly drawing attention to themselves, and we're sure they'll soon be a feature in many kitchens across the Country. Champagne always makes a great gift, but when presented in a collector's... read more

Pre-Order Yours Today With exactly one month to go until Beaujolais Nouveau Day we thought it best to be prepared, so we are now accepting pre-orders for this year's release of Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2022. Traditionally Beaujolais Nouveau Day is marked in France on the third Thursday in November with fireworks, music and festivals. Under French law, the wine is released at 12:01am just weeks after the wine's grapes have... read more

Savour The End Of Summer Evenings Now that the sun has made a comeback we have the perfect excuse to sip Rosé again, but we don't mean any Rosé; we mean one of Provence's most exceptional Rosé wines. On a wine investment trip to Bordeaux back in April, Paul discovered an "outstanding Château La Mascaronne Rosé" and he just knew... read more

Exclusive Savings "What? more new wines".... we hear you!!! Yes, believe us when we say that we fell in love with a few exceptional producers at ProWein. Today we'd like to showcase our new Italian wines from DeMarie in Piedmont. There are over a dozen wines in the Portfolio, including White, Red, Orange and Pet-Nat, so there really is something... read more

Best In Bordeaux Summer has finally landed so we're not going to keep you from it for long. June was a very month in which we welcomed a few new wineries into our portfolio. Last week we introduced you to our new Rosé house and today we want to put our new Bordeaux in the spotlight!! We've two new Saint... read more

Introductory Offers It should be that time of year when drinking Rosé is trendy, but the weather seems to have different ideas. However, on our recent trip to Prowein, we were delighted to discover some outstanding Provence Rosé and now that it has landed in our warehouse, we won't be waiting for the sun to shine to open it.  Château... read more

TGIF, a long weekend and payday!! If you're looking for something to treat yourself to with your paycheck, look no further. Our exceptional wines from impressive new wave German winemakers Thörle are back in stock, including the 99 Point Pinot Masterpiece that came 16th in the Top 100 Wines Of 2021. A treat worth waiting for. Thörle is a family... read more

The weekend is off to a great start, not only is the return of normality only hours away, our new Orin Swift wines have just landed and we absolutely couldn't wait any longer to share them with you. Hailed by Wine Spectator Magazine as 'one of the most influential and innovative winemakers in California’, Dave Phinney is the man behind the ... read more