The Wine Twit

15/10/2026

Tomorrow night the shop turns Australian, and I think this is the best line-up we’ve had on the table in a while.

Vash and Michelle from Farm & Vine are coming back after turning up unannounced a fortnight ago with a boot full of w**e. When we booked it in I assumed we’d pour a few nice Aussie bottles and have a pleasant evening. Then I saw the final list.

There’s a Cabernet Franc Rosé from the Adelaide Hills, which almost nobody makes and which has far more backbone than the usual pale pink. There’s Grenache off Barossa vines planted by German and Silesian settlers in the mid-1800s, saved from phylloxera by sandy soil and sheer remoteness. There’s a Margaret River Bordeaux blend that puts Malbec first instead of Cabernet Sauvignon, which is genuinely unusual. There’s Picardy Pinot Noir from Pemberton, made by the Pannell family. And two from Rockcliffe in the Great Southern, a Chardonnay and a Pinot Noir grown with the Southern Ocean doing the air conditioning.

Free. No ticket, no booking, no obligation to buy a thing. There’s a proper discount on the night if something grabs you, and if nothing does you’ve still spent an hour tasting six good w**es and talking to the people who import them.

Friday 16th October, 5pm until 7.30pm. 85 Nightingale Lane, Balham, SW12.

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06/10/2026

Two single-vineyard Barbarescos. Both 96 points from Kerin O'Keefe, one of the world's leading authorities on Italian w**e. Both 94 from James Suckling and Jeb Dunnuck. Both from the 2021 vintage. Both in a six-bottle wooden box. Ten cases of each. That's the headline.

The fuller version: Fontanabianca is a family estate in Neive, in the heart of the Barbaresco zone, run by the Pola family since 1969. No outside fruit, no outside intervention — Aldo's guiding principle is to "preserve the taste of the grapes in the w**e, because w**e is alive." You can taste exactly that in both of these.

The Bordini is from the hillside the estate sits on — 50 to 60 year old vines, raspberry compote, red cherry, star anise and cake spice, with taut fine-grained tannins that feel completely at ease. The Serraboella is juicier and more structured — wild cherry, cinnamon, white pepper, bright acidity, and a grip that tells you this will keep going for years. Both are extraordinary right now.

We don't often get w**es at this level in this kind of quantity — and ten cases isn't many. If you're even slightly tempted, don't leave it.

https://mailchi.mp/83104838b565/two-barbarescos-96-points-each-10-cases-each-thats-your-lot

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06/10/2026

03/10/2026

Busy week at The W**e Twit — two offer emails went out and both are still open until Sunday.

First up, three Rieslings from Weingut Klosterhof, a brand new Mosel estate we're very excited about. The estate sits on the site of a Franciscan convent that Napoleon dissolved in 1803, which is a brilliant piece of history, but honestly the w**es are the real story. An off-dry Feinherb, a fruity Kabinett, and a concentrated Alte Reben from old vines — all available as six-bottle cases, and all three are open in the shop today if you want to try before you order.

Second, the 2024 Felino Malbec from Viña Cobos in Mendoza. Paul Hobbs — the man who helped create Opus One — makes this w**e. It's his entry-level Malbec, and it's £15 a bottle on a six-pack, which tells you everything you need to know about why we took it on. Orders close Sunday.

And next Wednesday, Prams & Pinots is back. 1pm to 3pm, £15 a ticket, five w**es and a theme, plenty of buggy space. If you've got a little one and you're not coming to these, you're missing out.

Links for everything in the newsletter — or just reply to this post and we'll point you in the right direction. 🍷

02/10/2026

Right, let's talk about German w**e for a minute.

We know. We know the reputation. Decades of Liebfraumilch did a real number on Mosel Riesling and it's taken a long time to shake off. But here's the thing — great German Riesling is genuinely one of the most exciting and food-friendly w**es on the planet, and if you've been avoiding it, you've been missing out.

We've just taken delivery of three w**es from Weingut Klosterhof, a small estate in Brauneberg on the Mosel. They're brand new to the UK market, just named Best Moselle Newcomer of 2026 by the Vinum W**e Guide, and they are seriously good. Dominique Thomas picks by hand, harvests on acidity rather than just sugar ripeness, and makes w**es with real electric energy running through them.

We have all three open in the shop today and tomorrow — come in and try them for free. No obligation, no awkward sales pitch. Just three excellent Rieslings and a chat.

Off-dry Feinherb from 40-year-old vines · a juicy, peach-and-pear Kabinett · and a bone-dry old-vine Trocken that'll change your mind about German w**e for good.

Six-bottle cases from £105.
https://mailchi.mp/6016f3c83f41/napoleon-dissolved-the-monastery-free-tasting-in-store-today-and-tomorrow

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01/10/2026

South American w**e doesn't get much shelf space here. We're picky. But when the man who made Opus One sets up shop in Mendoza, you sit up and take notice.

2024 Felino Malbec, Vina Cobos. Deep, inky, dangerously drinkable. 92pts Vinous. Six bottles for £90 (£15 each, was £19.99). Orders close Sunday — link in bio.

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26/09/2026

We've spent most of this week out at trade tastings, which is the best kind of week. Lots of new w**es and new suppliers in the pipeline — more on all of that very soon.

In the meantime, this weekend's newsletter has a bit of everything. Two special case offers that close Sunday — a white Burgundy at £15 a bottle (Majestic charge £18.50 for something very similar) and the 2023 Quinta do Vesuvio Pombal, which Jancis Robinson scored 17+. Only 4 cases of the Pombal left, so if you've been sitting on it, now would be the time.

There's also Prams & Pinot's dates for October and November, and a teaser on a release offer from one of America's most celebrated w**eries — Peter Michael. If that name means something to you, reply to the email and we'll send you the offer directly.

https://mailchi.mp/15883a95c6d7/two-offers-close-sunday-plus-prams-pinots-and-a-very-exciting-american-w**ery

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