A Show to Remember

When Laithwaites Wine throws a party, it is a party to be remembered! That’s exactly what we did at the weekend in the wonderful Vinopolis Great Halls, adjoining our Arch shop, next to London’s world famous Borough Market.

We were delighted to be joined by scores of wine producers from across the globe, around 200 different wines, 70 members of staff, and almost 1600 happy smiley customers over three tasting sessions!

The wine and wine makers, of course, stole the show, and a rich cacophony of laughs could be heard for most of the weekend as producers joked with customers, customers joked with each other and staff and we all ribbed the South African boys about the rugby.

At the end of each session the votes were counted up and the winner announced, with Bill Calabria’s Westend Estate Pinot Grigio 2010 scooping the award for Friday evening, his Amore Durif 2009, winning the Saturday evening prize and the Spier Signature Collection Pinotage 2008 splitting the Westend Estate wines for the Saturday lunchtime top spot.

Hopefully, all those who attended, be they staff, producers or customers, enjoyed the events of the two days and can take back fond memories; I certainly have several fond memories as well as one slightly painful one that will remind me to take more care where to put my foot next year!

For a full list of the wines on show please feel free to browse this eBrochure

Will Waters