Welcome to Stone Vine & Sun
Stone, Vine & Sun Wine Merchants - committed to sourcing superb wines that truly reflect the land they are grown on.
23rd February 2021 - update.
Our sale ends on Sunday the 28th. We have added a few more lines to spice up the selection - from popular Rioja and Albarino to fine Vacqueyras and white Santenay - so there are now over 65 wines on the site - see Buy Wine and then Bin Ends. We are also back to our usual efficient routine, so online orders should be delivered with with our customary alacrity - i.e. 2-4 working days and sometime faster.
Our 2019 Burgundy en primeur offer also continues until the end of March. 2019 is a superb vintage in Burgundy - Decanter magazine (February 2020) called it "a stellar year". The wines, both white and red, are delicious and will be ready to drink soon. So do download this list (see the button above) even if you have not bought en primeur before, especially as we offer mixed selections at the back of the list for the first time. You will benefit from two advantages from a delay in our normal timing in making this offer. First, we were able to taste a higher proportion of finished, and often bottled, wines, making us more confident of our choices. Second, by pricing later we have clearly taken a more optimistic view of the value of the pound than some other merchants who released early. As a result we often seem to be 5-10% cheaper than some grander London businesses where we overlap. We are also not using a reduced harvest as an excuse for price increases and as a high-pressure selling tool: those who dramatically emphasise that the 2019 harvest was down 30-50% are being disingenuous, comparing it to the bountiful 2018 crop. We have reserved more than usual and have plenty to sell before this closes at the end of March
You can order most of the wines online, but if you would like advice on what to buy please email sales@stonevine.co.uk with your enquiry and a phone number and we will call you back. Do the same if you are seeking any of our tiny allocation of Grand Crus: and we do expect purchases of those to be linked to other wines in our offer.
Finally, note that several very popular wines are back in stock: Gravières de la Brandille Bordeaux Rouge; Grand Arc Reserve Corbières; Blanchet's Pouilly Fumés; Lagneau's Regnié; Fiorano's Sangiovese (now renamed I Paoli); and Des Dieux's superb sparkling Claudia.
Our shop in Twyford is still firmly closed apart from collections - we hope you will respect the reason for this. We are offering collections at the shop between 10 and 5 during week days. If you wish to collect please say so in the delivery instructions box - and when you plan to come. Please don't come without pre-ordering; we must take payment details for telephone orders; and please don't ask to come in. You order will be in marked boxes on a table just inside our door.
Finally, thanks for all the orders we have received over the last ten months - it's great to have your support,
Simon Taylor
Wine of the week
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Product Code: GRC116
Chateau Les Gravieres de la Brandille, Bordeaux Superieur, 2016
“Frédéric Borderie’s principal wine, 65% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, showing very ripe red fruit with some correct...”
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Our Favourite Selection
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Product Code: DGA218
Domaine du Grand Arc, Corbieres Rouge, Reserve Grand Arc, 2018
“This is the latest vintage of one of our staples at SVS: about 50% Carignan, with 35% Grenache and 15% Mourvèdre, aged in two to four year old...”
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Product Code: FIO119
Fiorano, I Paoli, Marche Sangiovese, 2019
“This delightful Sangiovese, mainly from sixty year old vines, is Fiorano's principal wine, now renamed I Paoli after the owners Paolo Beretta...”
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Product Code: IFA118
I Fabbri, Chianti Classico, Lamole, 2018
“We shipped this wine last summer, little realising it would swiftly win two top accolades within Italy and high praise from Jancis Robinson, MW.”
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Product Code: CON119
Consentido, Macabeo, Yecla, 2019
“"Attractively packaged with the promise of further ageability and a fruitiness that reminds me of that childhood treat called rhubarb rock....”
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Product Code: CDE719
Las Colinas del Ebro, Garnatxa Blanca, Terra Alta, 2019
“"This wine’s flavour has been stuck in my brain ever since I first tasted it, and I have resisted the urge to write it up so I could save it...”
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Product Code: FRI320
Valle Frio, Pinot Noir, Maule, 2020
“We continue to maintain that Chile makes the best sub £10 Pinots in the world. Here is the latest vintage of a hugely popular wine here. Fom vines...”
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Product Code: PIK619
Piekenierskloof, Cinsault, 2019
“Please note this is NOT the wine recommended by Jancis Robinson in the FT on the 12th of December but the following (very similar) vintage.”
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Product Code: RIV118
Château du Rival, Bordeaux Rouge, 2018
“This stood out in a blind tasting of reasonably priced 2018s: for a clean, red-fruited scent; generous fruit accented with cinnamon; a pleasing...”
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Product Code: AGA318
Mas d'Agamas, Terrasses du Larzac, Nostre Mescladis, 2018
“Nostre Mescladis translates as "our blend", reflecting the approximate proportions of his vines across the family vineyards: about 40%...”
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Product Code: HAT1NV
Thomas-Hatté, Champagne, Tradition, Brut, NV
“Our "house" Champagne, crafted by fifth generation champagne grower Franck Thomas from 70% Pinot Meunier, 20% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot...”
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Product Code: LAU318
Domaine J. Laurens, Cremant de Limoux Brut, Les Graimenous, 2018
“We have always said this was a dead ringer for Champagne (and frankly much more fun to drink than some of the battery acid cuvées churned out by the...”
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Product Code: DDD413
Domaine des Dieux, Methode Cap Classique, Brut, Claudia, South Africa, 2013
“"This South African wine may taste slightly more like a sparkling Chardonnay than champagne but look at the price! It’s an absolute charmer...”
