Our most valuable resource at Majestic is our staff. For starters, they're the best trained in the business. They have an in-depth appreciation of wine and undertake professional wine exams, awarded by the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - this year, an impressive seven of our managers picked up scholarships at the WSET awards (pictured above).
As part of the continuing programme of education our staff regularly attend tastings and travel to wine regions around the world. We thought we'd take the opportunity to share some of their experiences by asking them to contribute articles on a topic of interest to them. This is a great way to keep up to day with what's hot and exciting in the world of wine, and Majestic's range!
Château Camplazens winery visit
Recently I was lucky enough to visit a relatively new producer in the Majestic range...Camplazens is situated near the town of Armissan in the Languedoc and is nestled in the mountain range known as La Clape where the surrounding area is well known for ‘La Garrigue’, the wild scrub of gorse, thyme, sage, juniper, lavender and other herbs...Read the full article
Philippa Vanham, Manager, Majestic Preston
Château Caronne St-Gemme Vendange 2007
I had only been a trainee manager at Majestic for two months when I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to go on a vendange trip. My store manager told me I would learn more about wine on a vendange trip than days reading the study manuals, so I put my name down for Château Caronne St-Gemme...Read the full article
Piers Marter, Trainee Manager, Majestic Filton
Château Guiot Vendange 2007
My visit to Château Guiot really brought home to me that winemaking is not an exact science learnt out of a textbook. There is no substitute for practical, hands-on experience and I greatly relished the chance to experience it in action... Read the full article
Jessica Keyworth, Assistant Manager, Majestic Swansea
Martin Codax winery visit
The Martin Codax winery is located in Rias Baixas, a D.O. in Galicia in the north-west corner of Spain. The scenery here is absolutely stunning with imposing mountains sloping down to wide flat plains on the coast... Read the full article
Kate Adamsu, Manager, Majestic Swansea
Andre van Rensburg, the Champion of Biodiversity in South Africa
The first time I met Vergelegen's Andre van Rensburg was at the Paul Roos Gymnasium, the site of the 2006 Stellenbosch Wine Festival. At the time I knew nothing of his status as one of South Africa's top internationally-renowned vintners, nor indeed his equally infamous reputation... Read the full article
Kurt Dettman, Trainee Manager, Majestic Dulwich