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Why you should try Moldovan fizz

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Laithwaite's Wine

Try the Moldovan fizz featured on James Martin’s Saturday Morning on ITV […]

Everything you need to know about Moscato

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Laithwaite's Wine

It’s World Moscato Day! Here’s everything you need to know about this ancient grape and the wines it produces. […]

5 reasons you should drink Sauvignon Blanc

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Laithwaite's Wine

It’s the UK’s favourite white wine! Here are five reasons to celebrate Sauvignon Blanc Day 2019 […]

Tony’s Diary: From small beginnings, how a little Fiat helped make this award-winning wine

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Tony Laithwaite

Valentino Schiotti spotted the little Fiat and its trailer filled with small grapes and knew he had to have them

“There’s a remarkable true story behind this world-conquering red … and you played a star role! “30 years ago an energetic young Italian winemaker named Valentino Schiotti was sipping a coffee in the sun as tractors hauled grapes every which […]

International Women’s Day: Seven female winemakers smashing the glass ceiling

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Laithwaite's Wine

Seven female winemakers to celebrate on International Women's Day

It’s been 20 years since a woman entered Decanter’s coveted Hall of Fame, but this week Burgundy champion Becky Wasserman-Hone was given the honour. Jancis Robinson MW was the last woman to get the title, in 1999. Back then it […]

How to enjoy claret from one of the world’s best château for a fraction of the price

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Laithwaite's Wine

Reserve your case of this rare-one off elite Bordeaux L'Epiphanie de St Estèphe

What claret lover doesn’t dream of slowly uncorking a bottle from one of the truly great names? As fine wine guru Robert Parker says, the romance of pouring something from a famous château “has a grip and allure that is […]

How Laithwaite’s old wine crates are helping children learn life skills

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Laithwaite's Wine

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 […]

Tony’s Diary: My first big lesson in how to buy wine

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Laithwaite's Wine

Tony Laithwaite in France during the early days of his business

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 […]

Meet the winemaker behind the world’s best Sauvignon Blanc

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Laithwaite's Wine

Rapaura Springs Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

At the age of 16, when his friends were contemplating careers in finance and law, Matt Thomson already had his heart set on wine. “I was an unusual kid I guess,” he chuckles while explaining how, as a teenager, he […]

Tony’s Diary: I’ll be drinking a sentimental Saint-Emilion on Christmas Day

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Laithwaite's Wine

Tony and Brigitte enjoy a glass of wine during a recent visit to Chateau Guibeau

I just dug out a couple of seriously old bottles for my family this Christmas… one is a 1975, the other might be older, maybe even a ‘66. Can’t tell till I see the cork. I’m an old guy so […]

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