The Wine Merchant Magazine

BERKMANN wine cellars

104d St John Street

London EC1M 4EH

020 7609 4711 info@berkmann.co.uk www.berkmann.co.uk

@berkmannwine

@berkmann_wine

Buckingham Schenk

Unit 5, The E Centre

Easthampstead Road

Bracknell RG12 1NF

01753 521336 info@buckingham-schenk.co.uk www.buckingham-schenk.co.uk

@BuckSchenk

@buckinghamschenk

Fells

Fells House, Station Road

Kings Langley WD4 8LH

01442 870 900

For more details about these wines and other wines from our awardwinning portfolio from some of the world’s leading wine producing families contact: info@fells.co.uk www.fells.co.uk

@FellsWine je_fells

Richmond Wine Agencies

The Links, Popham Close Hanworth

Middlesex TW13 6JE

020 8744 5550 info@richmondwineagencies.com

@richmondwineag1

Available

Pale pink in colour, this rosé from the Languedoc is made with 100% Piquepoul Noir to create a beautifully fresh and elegant style wine.

It has an expressive nose with delicate floral aromas of cherry blossom, rose petals and lilac, and fresh fruit notes of strawberries, peaches and even mango.

The palate is wonderfully bright with summer berry flavours and fresh citrus notes of lemon and lime, leaving you with a fresh crisp finish. The grapes are carefully handled in stainless steel to preserve the fresh fruity character.

020 7840 3600 info@mentzendorff.co.uk www.mentzendorff.co.uk

Champagne AYALA reinvent their three Brut Cuvées with a premium new bottle shape, label and revised blend for Brut Majeur

It’s a new era for Brut Majeur, with an even higher proportion of chardonnay, reserve wines, a greater diversity of crus and a lower dosage, preserving AYALA’s characteristic purity of style. The range encapsulates the purest expression and mastery of Chardonnay, the Maison’s signature grape variety.

For more information, please contact your Mentzendorff Account Manager

Liberty Wines

Raising a glass to all women in wine

We salute all the wonderful wine people we are fortunate to work with, whatever their gender, but this month celebrate the talented female winemakers (happily there are too many to mention here).

In Burgundy, Jane Eyre was named Négociant of the Year in the 2021 Grands Prix de La Revue du Vin de France, the first woman to be awarded the title, while Vanya Cullen, who has headed the legendary Margaret River estate for over 30 years, was awarded Winemaker of the Year by the 2020 Halliday Wine Companion Awards. Helen Masters was named New Zealand Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller Wine in 2019 in recognition of her 16 years at Ata Rangi, and Elena Brooks, owner/winemaker at Dandelion Vineyards, was crowned 2021 Bushing Monarch at the prestigious McLaren Vale Wine Show. Andrea Mullineux, co-founder of one of the most lauded wineries in South Africa, was awarded International Winemaker of the Year by Wine Enthusiast in 2016. And Heidi Schröck, voted Vintner of the Year by Falstaff magazine, has pioneered the role of women in the Austrian wine scene and led an organisation dedicated to promoting female winemakers.

From Stephanie Toole of Mount Horrocks in the Clare Valley to Antonella Corda in Sardinia, Beatriz Cabral de Almeida at Quinta dos Carvalhais in the Dão, María Barúa at Bodegas LAN in Rioja Alta, Marelise Niemann of Momento in the Swartland and Bot River, Fang Wang of Kanaan in Ningxia, China and beyond, we raise a glass to the women whose unwavering passion and pursuit of excellence sees them among the world’s most respected winemakers today.