Many 2008s have come out in the past 48 hours, including a perennial favourite, Lynch Bages

Last weekend I discovered a fantastic restaurant right in the heart of Marylebone called Le Relais de Venise. Having never been before I was not entirely prepared for the hour-long queue

Châteaux Léoville and Langoa Barton have just released their 2008s. The Bartons stand out from the Bordelais crowd

In an unusual move, Château Latour was the first of the First Growths to release its 2008s. In most En Primeur campaigns, wines come out like rockets in a fireworks display

We have just had this bottle of Petrus 1970 delivered to our office. It came from Leah Gilliat who has asked us to sell it for her to raise money to fund the secondary education