Christmas party season is now in full swing which no doubt means mountains of mince pies will be consumed, Wham will be played on repeat and your colleagues will start wearing garish jumpers to work. Every year we go through […]
It’s official – December is here and we can finally start talking about Christmas without adopting a hushed tone and checking over our shoulder to make sure the Grinch isn’t nearby. From carols around the Christmas tree to endless boxes […]
Pupils from a special school in Reading have visited Laithwaite’s headquarters to sell items made from recycled wine crates. Staff began their Christmas shopping on Wednesday 5th December, buying bird and bug boxes, trays, shoe racks and book marks from […]
Take a trip down memory lane with this excerpt from Tony’s memoirs, published next April to celebrate 50 years since he brought those first few cases of claret back to Britain. We join the story with our hero taking on […]
The mistletoe is being hung, twinkling lights are being strung around trees and letters are being sent to Father Christmas. But there’s another way to tell that Christmas is nearly here, the arrival of our annual festive wine tasting. Nestled […]
What gift do you get for someone who has everything? That’s easy, especially if you have a wine lover on your list of people to buy for. At Laithwaite’s we’ve got a huge range of gifts bound to put some […]
With Christmas approaching, we’re offering huge savings on dozens of wines this Black Friday. From our mega deal giving you 30% off 12 bottles of richly dark black reds, to discounts on a new Kiwi Sauvignon, perfectly aged Bordeaux and […]
Suddenly opening an Advent calendar has become a lot more fun… Why is it the kids always get their daily chocolate fix when it’s the adults who put in all the hard work ahead of Christmas? Well we’ve got the […]
Next year is the Big Birthday, but today 9th September it’s somehow 49 years since I returned from my time in Bordeaux with a case of half-bottle samples of the wine from the Cave Co-operative where I had been working […]
With Australia’s Yarrunga Field in the spotlight, we caught up with super-talented Sam Trimboli … a.k.a. the grape whisperer! When did customers first meet you, Sam? I was a shy 17-year-old when I […]
