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About Tony Laithwaite

Tony Laithwaite, founder of Laithwaite's, whose passion for wine is still going strong!

Jura

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite

Jura does several idiosyncratic wine regions, each with its own grape varieties. […]

RedHeads grows

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite

Work has begun with our winery extension … […]

Hermitage comes to London

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite

For centuries Hermitage was considered one of France’s three great regions […]

We invited customers into a pitch black room

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite

Does music change a wine? Maybe. Does it change those tasting it? Certainly. […]

Fifteen Years ago Today

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite

On our way back to the U.K. last night Will’s very smart phone popped up a photo saying “Fifteen years ago today” […]

What they really came for

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite

This is what they really came for … the Confrères annual lunch […]

The long awaited trip to Bordeaux

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite

Tony Laithwaite dressed in a short-sleeved blue button down shirt, leans against the welcome sign to Chateau La Clariere. In the background are rows of grape vines.

Bordeaux. The ‘Confrères’ arrived yesterday … 31 of all the thousands of such friends who have enabled us to grow Chateau La Clarière – the tiny vineyard where I started – to the most important in the area. How? They reliably […]

Back to Bordeaux

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite

It was 58 years ago today, I first arrived in Bordeaux. I suppose that make me old? Today I arrive and the heat is the same. Touching 40C this week. Very happy to get into our cool […]

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