A few points of interest for you:
• The Real Wine Fair Month in May: We are participating in The Real Wine Fair in London over three days, 20th 21st and 22nd May in London. May is Real Wine Month with lots of promotional work and press activity so if you want to get involved let me know and I will pass on the relevant details. We have around 8 producers coming over for this and it promises to be pretty good fun.
• Jean Francois Merieau Cent Visage 2009 will be Wine of the Month in Decanter magazine and new stocks have arrived (see below for general stock news).
• I am heading to Alimentaria next week for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. If any of you are heading out and want to come and taste some of producers wines with me let me know.
Producers to hone in on are: Ayles; Castell d’Encus; Agricola Labastida; Forjas del Salnes; Dominio do Bibei; Felix Cachazo.
• Budget: We will be increasing prices a little, although euro rates have offset many of the big hikes. I will send out a new portfolio as soon as the prices are released.

Product news:
Domaine de la Graveirette new wines are in next week including:
• 2010 Cotes du Rhone, 100% Grenache RRP £12.95. A departure from the syrah Grenache blend, and very 2010.
• 2010 Mus Blanc and Merlot VdP vaucluse to stellar sub £10 wines that really hit the spot
• He has produced a white wine from CdP vineyards that will be out early summer. For now it is VdFrance and will be circa £15 as it is from young vines, but it is good!
• 2009 CdP. Amazing!

Thomas Labaille Sancerre
• A new Rose is on its way and some 2010 Pinot Noir. Fine, restrained styles and very elegant.

Jean Franois Merieau
• 2010 Arpent de Vaudons Sauvignon Blanc, a terroir style SB for £11.95, beautifully packaged and knock out value.
• 2008 Grands Champs Cabernet Franc, an evolved and very characterful CF from the master. £13.95

Patrick Piuze
• 2011 Petit Chablis is now in stock, with 2011 Fye in bottles and Magnums to follow in April.

Agricola Labastida Rioja
• These guys have made a £7.95 retail Rioja for us and it is fabulous, 100% Tempranillo from Alevesa, its juicy and very fruity. This replace Pierres Rioja. We have a Crianza too. 2008 vintage.

Deliance
• 2009 Givry has arrived rrp £16.95, and is very fine indeed.

New Wines arriving soon and other news
• Finally we have some more 2005 Cent Boisellees arriving from PJ Druet! Should be here in April
• The new vintages of Bibei are in in May 2010 Lapola and 2008 Lalama
• Mas de Restanques Gigondas and Vacqueyras, a bio producer in Gigondas arrives in late April.
• Domaine Kreydenweiss Costieres de Nimes wines are in next week
• Cheveau’s Macon Solutre Pouilly 2011 will be here in May, as will a new Beaujolais, Or Rouge. His 2010 Pouilly Fuisse’s are in now
• 2011 Petit Chardoisie Sauvignon Blanc is arriving at the end of March. RRP 9.50
• A new shipment of Ludo Chanson’s La Gavroche Sauvignon will be here in April
• 2010 Castell d’Encus Thalarn Syrah is now in stock. We have a tiny quantity of this so let me know if you would like some.
• La Griffe is selling fast so please let me know if you would like some, and Naissance from Cheveau is whittling away too.

Finally, we have a number of new producers coming on board in the next few months from my recent visit to the Rhone Valley so I will keep you updated on news of those as the arrive.