About Laithwaite's Wine

Laithwaite's began in 1969, when Tony Laithwaite took a job washing bottles in Bordeaux... and fell in love with real wine and the people who make it. When he borrowed a van to share these delicious wines with friends and neighbours at home, things went so well that boutique wineries were soon queuing to take part. Today we're the UK's No.1 home-delivery wine merchant, with over 1,500 wines to choose from... including red, white and rosé, plus Champagne and sparkling, beer and cider.

Tony’s diary: A tale of two professors

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Laithwaite's Wine

To enjoy wine to maximum, take your time… and maybe some fermented mushroom roots? […]

Brave young Corbières winemakers need your help – urgently!

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Laithwaite's Wine

Put Fabrezan in your travel plans. Go see for yourself. Give encouragement. There’s nothing winegrowers love more than seeing people sipping their wine and saying how much they love it […]

Jo Nash on running a winery, raising a family and keeping secrets from her accountant

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Laithwaite's Wine

Jo Nash is head winemaker at Australia's McPherson Wines

“There’s no point in all those grape growers working really hard to make that beautiful fruit on the vineyard and then completely overpower it in the winery.” […]

How our winemakers are coping with Australian bushfires – and how you can help

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Laithwaite's Wine

Vineyard in Australia where bushfires have been threatening our winemakers' land

As customers get in touch to offer their support to our Australian winemakers, buyer Dan Parrott tells us what the bushfire situation is like where he is based […]

Can you read a wine label?

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Laithwaite's Wine

Think of yourself as a bit of a wine buff? Can you decipher these labels? […]

5 of the best Australian wines to drink on Australia Day

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Laithwaite's Wine

Big, bold Shiraz blockbusters and crisp, upfront Chardonnays are the wines that put Australia on the map. The first grape vines were sent down under on the First Fleet in 1788, but it wasn’t for another 200 years that Australian […]

Drink Wine Day and 17 other celebrations of our favourite drink

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Laithwaite's Wine

Red and white wine glasses being brought together over a table

Here at Laithwaite’s HQ we rarely need an excuse to open a bottle of wine. We love the stuff, and try to drink as varied an array as possible. But we know not everyone gets the […]

Why isn’t all wine vegan?

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Laithwaite's Wine

One of our top-selling reds The Waxed Bat is available in our vegan wines range

What do you mean wine isn’t vegan, isn’t it just grapes? Although that might be oversimplifying it just a bit, you’d be forgiven for not knowing that some wines are off limits if you’re living a vegan lifestyle. Which is […]

Join Tony Laithwaite on his winemaking adventure

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Laithwaite's Wine

Château La Clarière is my favourite red and so it should be – I’ve spent 40 years working here and love to keep its loyal band of supporters very happy. […]

Always a warm welcome from Côtes du Rhône reds

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Laithwaite's Wine

You can be sure of savouring the warmth and generosity of the Rhones’s sun-filled Mediterranean climate. […]

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