Champagne Bollinger was delighted to welcome the successful bidders of the Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) Auction Prize for a VIP visit to the House in Aÿ in Champagne.

Andrew Hawes, Justin Liddle and Alan Montague-Dennis from Mentzendorff joined Brunello di Montalcino producer Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona and 3,000 other riders for the Eroica Montalcino at the end of May this year.

The Mentzendorff Portfolio Tasting was recently held at 1 Great George Street, London; the theme of this year’s tasting was sustainability and the topic was explored in depth at a seminar and panel discussion chaired by Peter Richards MW and featuring a selection of speakers from across the Mentzendorff Portfolio, including Denis Bunner – Champagne Bollinger, Federico Ceretto – owner, Anthony Hamilton Russell of Hamilton Russell Vineyards, Andrew Donaldson – founder of Akitu from New Zealand’s Central Otago and Adrian Bridge CEO of the Fladgate Partnership.

At the very end of January this year we travelled to South Africa to escape the drudgery of another English winter for some much sought for sun!

Get inspired by Mentzendorff’s Fine Wine Sales Manager, Anthony Field-Johnson, with some great Christmas food and wine pairings!