Newsletters

September 2010

September 2010

First, I have to admit to an error in my last newsletter, pointed out to me by a Master of Wine who is also an eminent journalist. I apologise because I mentioned ‘British’ wine. Horror of horrors! British wine is manufactured from imported grape juice...

August 2010

August 2010

Wine has been with mankind for centuries, millennia indeed, but there is one wine which is a relatively modern invention; it is also one of the world’s great favourites. I refer, of course, to champagne, and if ever there was a season for champagne (and...

The June Antiques Season

July 2010

In June, the world and his wife come to London for its fashion, exhibitions, Wimbledon - and its antiques fairs. Among the various and usual eye-watering attractions expected in the London Season, this year there was something new and utterly spectacular to think and talk...

Fresh and Exciting News of London Summer Fairs

June 2010

About 10 months ago we heard that Marriott Hotels were 'axing' the doyen of all antiques fairs - the Grosvenor House Fair, which had been running since 1934. At first there was much dismay as it had been the premier antiques fair internationally, although Maastricht...

April 5th Antiques are Green

April 2010

The waking up to reality, or scare (whichever view to which you subscribe) of global warming is an important issue with 'Green Parties' playing a burgeoning part in international politics. And they have done so for the past decade. The world of antiques can be slow...