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New Release | Le Serre Nuove 2013

With the eagerly anticipated new 2013 release of Ornellaia due to happen shortly, we are also releasing a small parcel of their acclaimed ‘second wine’, Le Serre Nuove 2013.

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BASBN 2016

Bring A Special Bottle Night 2016 fell on a cold wet miserable night in Hong Kong in February. Nevertheless the weather could not dampen the enthusiasm or the appetite of a thirsty crowd as we gathered at Crown Wine Cellars, and...

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2013 Sassicaia: A Vintage That ‘Promises Greatness’

Having charted the development of the 2013s over several recent visits to Tuscany’s west coast, it is clear that this is a year destined for greatness.

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Rejoicing in Riecine | A trio of Tuscan reds

As I hope you know, we have a host of very delicious wines on our list. Some require cellaring for years before revealing their true brilliance. Others, you just need to pop the cork, decant for an hour, sit back...

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Ornellaia Dinner at Bernardi’s with wine maker Axel Heinz

The great Tenuta dell’Ornellaia in Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast, is now lead by Axel Heinz. It was a pleasure to attend a dinner at the newly opened and delicious Italian restaurant Bernardi’s on Seymour Street – their food matched...

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