Tasting our way around the Rhône
1st May, 2013
With the addition of some exciting new producers this year, it seemed like a fitting time to showcase our entire Rhône portfolio with a focus tasting yesterday. Thank you to all who came...
Fontodi joins the attack as Tuscany strikes back!
23rd April, 2013
More than 40 Tuscan producers came together at Somerset House today for the Tuscany Strikes Back tasting of the region‘s classic wines from Chianti Classico and the provinces of Siena and Pisa...
Celebrating 16 years of Liberty Wines
20th March, 2013
Friends old and new joined us last night to celebrate our 16th anniversary and to toast our new home.
Guests were taken on a vinous journey through time, with a selection of wines to taste from each of Liberty’s sixteen years...
Iconic Italians on show at Bordeaux Index tasting
14th March, 2013
The third annual Bordeaux Index ‘Great Winemakers of Italy’ tasting attracted around 200 of Bordeaux Index’s private clients, offering them the opportunity to taste a range of top wines from Italy’s premium estates.
Liberty Wines was represented in force...
A Margaret River experience – Taste of Cullen Wines
14th March, 2013
Plump Cabernet grapes, ripening on sun-soaked vines, blue skies soaring over Eucalyptus trees, a full moon rising on the Diana Madeline fruit pick and a crisp, blue wave, curling towards ragged cliffs and a windswept shore...
Four cities in four days as Liberty Wines hits the road
1st March, 2013
Phew, what a week it has been! Four portfolio tastings on four consecutive days in Bristol, Edinburgh, Dublin and Manchester, with more than 3,000 bottles opened and poured by over 30 representatives from wineries in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, England, Armenia, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Australia and New Zealand...
New releases & old time classics at the New Zealand ATT
13th February, 2013
Liberty Wines presented an exciting selection of New Zealand wines at the NZWG tasting in London. New releases showcased by Kevin Judd – the Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2012...
A premium line-up at the Wine Australia Independence Day tasting
31st January, 2013
The inaugural Wine Australia Independence Day trade tasting took place today in the opulent surrounds of Australia House. The Exhibition Hall (best recognised as Gringotts Bank from the Harry Potter films!) was abuzz with the twang of Australian accents and the smells of zesty Chardonnay, rich Cabernet and spicy Shiraz from the country’s best winegrowing regions...
Snow far, so good at the Liberty Portfolio Tasting
25th January, 2013
Despite a blanket of snow and the ensuing travel chaos, we are delighted to report a record attendance at our London Portfolio Tasting at The Oval Cricket Ground (pictured left) this week. A huge thank you to all our guests from the trade and press...
New Italian decree sees progress on the use of screwcaps, but with compromises...
29th October, 2012
“Those people with long memories”, says David Gleave MW, managing director of Liberty Wines, “may recall that we sent a letter to the Italian Minister of Agriculture in October 2006 asking him to amend the ministerial decree of July 1993, which banned the use of anything other than natural cork on DOCG wines...
Tasting a decade of Galatrona with Luca Sanjust
4th October, 2012
Petrolo’s ‘Galatrona’ is highly sought after in Italy, so a vertical tasting of 10 vintages of this iconic Merlot...