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The wine market entered 2020 full of gusto and positivity but as the bizarre events of the year began to unfurl, the market’s direction for the coming year initially looked uncertain. One thing we knew for sure is that wine had a history of...

Véronique Sanders, President of the world-renowned Chateau Haut-Bailly joined us on the show to share their approach to winemaking, her family's history at the chateau and surviving the challenging 2019 En Primeur campaign. Véronique has a huge amount of experience and has overseen the production of some truly exceptional wines at Chateau Haut-Bailly.  If you […]

Wine educator and sommelier Cristie Norman joins us from LA to speak about her online wine courses, setting up the United Sommeliers Foundation and her passion for wine. We also discuss some of the personal challenges she has faced, diversity in the wine world and how representation can be a driver for change. Connect with […]

Zoran Ristanovic joins us on The Cult and Boutique Show. We caught up with Zoran Ristanovic, Managing Director and Wine Buyer for Richmond-based City Wine Collection, who dropped by to tell us about growing up in Bosnia, viticulture & winemaking. Zoran also shared his opinions on Bordeaux En Primeur, spotting future wine superstars and the […]

After spending two decades working with Justerini & Brooks, Emirates Airlines and Goedhuis & Co., Mark Robertson joined the Dreweatts Wine department as a consultant in 2017. Working at the sharp end of the wine market, Mark has been involved with some of the most important wine sales across the UK, Middle East & Asia […]

We were recently lucky enough to try an interesting wine from Adelaide Hills producer Bird In Hand. The 2010 'Nest Egg' Cabernet Sauvignon was part of a small parcel of rare library vintages made available through the UK’s Majestic to raise funds for the South Australian County Fire Service (SACFS). The Nest Egg label is reserved […]

Winemaker John Worontschak visits The Cult & Boutique Show to talk about Litmus Wines, Ginking and his global adventures in winemaking.  Having worked in just about every winemaking region you could think of over the years, John had some great experiences to share with us.

Based in south-east France, the Rhône Valley runs from north to south following the meander of the Rhône river. Spanning around 150 miles in total, the region is home to many different micro climates and soil types and is split into two distinct sub-regions, Northern Rhône and Southern Rhône. Some of the world’s most highly […]

The 'en primeur' system for selling classified Bordeaux pre-release is well established and has been at the forefront of the fine wine market for many years, but in recent years enthusiasm for this market mechanism has waned.  Could this year's campaign turn things around? The idea is simple, the chateaux provide barrel samples to leading critics and based upon […]