Voyager Estate - Harvest News pt.3

Voyager Estate Harvest Update - 7th March 2012

Today sees the completion of the white grapes from our vineyards, with the harvest of a small patch of Viognier. The skins from the Viognier will be incorporated with our first block of Shiraz for co-fermentation. We only use about one percent Viognier in our Shiraz, and find it is important in adding subtle floral nuances and lift to the wine. The Shiraz looks amazing, with excellent tannin ripeness and vibrant berry flavours now emerging in the fruit. With a week of perfect autumn weather forecast, I suspect most of our Shiraz will be harvested over the next ten days. We employ mainly hand harvesting on our Shiraz and, tend to pick small batches at a time. The fruit is gently crushed into open fermenters, leaving a lot of whole berries in the ferment, which offers a soft extraction of flavours and tannin.

The Cabernet Sauvignon is also looking great with excellent early flavour development. The warm days and cool nights are perfect for finishing off this variety which loves a bit of 'hang time' on the vine to achieve full physiological ripeness and concentration of flavour.

Cheers,

Steve James.

The J&B Portfolio Tasting - 18th April 2012

Have you ever wondered about the lengths a 260 year old merchant goes in securing you the greatest wines from all over the world? “Discovering Justerini & Brooks” will reveal all. This tasting is a journey of discovery through our portfolio, giving you the chance to taste over 200 of our favourite wines.

We take great pride in our list and are therefore delighted to invite you to this unique and extensive tasting. There will be wines from across the length and breadth of our portfolio, growers and winemakers on hand to talk you through their wines, and masterclasses for those that want to take a more in-depth look at certain wines or regions.

Room by room you will be taken around both the world’s greatest wine-producing regions, and those which are up and coming; we leave no stone unturned. From Champagne and Sparkling, through to heavyweights like The Rhone, Burgundy and of course Bordeaux. In between you will find Hungary, Italy, Spain, United States, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and much more...

All situated in the beautiful setting of London's iconic Somerset House. We hope you can join us for what promises to be a highly enjoyable evening.

Date: Wednesday 18th April 2012, from 5pm till 9pm
Location: The Portico & Navy Board Rooms, Somerset House, London
Tickets only £35 each and available by calling us on +44 207 484 6400 or emailing justorders@justerinis.com