What is an Enomatic machine? We love our Enomatic machine. Essentially, it’s a machine that allows customers to sample wines in small quantities while keeping the bottles fresh, at perfect drinking quality, for the next customer. It's a ‘wine dispenser...
Introducing ‘Friend of Hambledon’ which comprises six exceptional Bordeaux châteaux — available in the Cellar Door Shop now. Image C/O www.winetourism.com Bordeaux Champions works closely with a network of family-owned châteaux across Bordeaux, focusing on producers that combine traditional winemaking with...
Introducing ‘Friend of Hambledon’: Bodega Forjas del Salnés — available in the Cellar Door Shop now. Located in Galicia’s cool, Atlantic-influenced Salnés Valley, Bodega Forjas del Salnés is led by Rodrigo Méndez, whose family has farmed in the region for...
Introducing the Ninth ‘Friend of Hambledon’: Fattoria la Rivolta — available in the Cellar Door Shop now. Situated in the Benevento hills of Campania, Fattoria La Rivolta is a family-run estate founded by the Cotroneo family with a strong commitment...
Located in Meloisey in the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, Domaine Denis Carré is a small family-run Burgundy estate now led by Denis Carré and his son Martial. The domaine farms across a number of prized sites in the Côte de Beaune,...
Based in the village of Barolo itself, Diego e Damiano Barale is a historic family estate with roots in the region dating back to the seventeenth century.
It’s safe to assume that most are familiar with organic farming, but many have yet to meet its more holistic, unconventional sibling: Biodynamic farming. So, what exactly is this seemingly 'mystical' practice, and how does it affect the wines? From...
Located in the heart of Alsace, Christophe Mittnacht is a family-run estate now led by Yuka and Christophe Mittnacht, representing the third generation to farm these vineyards. The domaine has become one of the leading biodynamic producers in the region,...
Founded by Stefano Papetti and Eloisa de Fermo, its story is one of serendipity. When Stefano visited the vineyards for the first time in 2007, he stumbled upon an abandoned winery, dating back to 1785. He saw it as a sign....
Located in a village with only 133 residents, surrounded by the peaks of the Pyrenees in the Cucugnan Valley, Southwest France, Domaine Peter Sichel is run by the Founders' Grandson, Alex, with a view to crafting biodynamic wines on sloped vineyard sites. ...
Located in the Loire Valley appellation of Montlouis-sur-Loire, just across the river from Vouvray, La Grange Tiphaine is run by husband-and-wife team Coralie and Damien Delecheneau. Damien represents the fifth generation of his family to work these vineyards, taking over...
A short drive from the famous Bronze Age archaeological site of Knossos, the centre of the ancient Cretan Minoan civilisation, is the Lyrarakis Winery. The estate was founded by brothers Manolis and Sotiris Lyrarakis in 1966, and is now...
We’re extremely proud to be working alongside Mark Pardoe MW, Master of Wine, to build our Cellar Door portfolio. He joined the Wine Trade in 1978 and became a Master of Wine in 1989, also winning the Madame Bollinger Award...
