NEWS

Since 1974, when João António Cerdeira was a pioneer by planting the first continuous vineyard of Alvarinho in Melgaço, Soalheiro has been a symbol of dedication to excellence in viticulture in the region. The vineyard, situated on a family plot with excellent sun exposure, inspired the name “Soalheiro,” symbolising the… Read More

Thorman Hunt is delighted to announce its appointment as exclusive UK importer for Platt Vineyard and Outpost Wines, two extraordinary Californian estates owned by AXA Millésimes. Read More

Borja Pérez farms a wonderful range of volcanic, own rooted vineyards from unique Canarian varieties. Read More

After 35 years with us, last month we said a fond farewell to Richard Lashbrook MW, as he moved from his current role to become Director Emeritus, retiring from all executive functions. Read More

We are delighted to welcome Steffan Griffths to the team, who will focus on our London customers. Steffan worked for many years at Berry Bros. & Rudd and Lay & Wheeler. Read More

From 1st February 2025 all alcoholic products will have duty applied to them according to their ABV in 0.5% increments. Additionally, there will be an increase of 3.65% in the rate at which duty is applied which means duty will rise on most wines.  Read More

Distribution of Quinta de la Rosa, the pioneering Single Quinta winery on the banks of the Douro, Portugal, is being transferred to Thorman Hunt as of 1st August 2024. Read More

A special evening dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of Nigel Brown OBE. Nigel was our Chairman from our inception. Read More

The search for a new ‘classic’ producer of Rioja is not an easy task. Bodegas de Ayala ‘Vina Santurnia’ produce traditional wines of Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva status. Read More

“We’re very excited by this addition – the gin is outstanding and the fact they go through the arduous process of creating their own base spirit using barley from Tregirls Farm is superb. David’s pursuit of provenance and flavour perfectly fits with our other growers.” Read More

We are delighted to introduce both Celler Masroig and Bodegas Torremoron. We feel these two producers strike the balance between what we look for at Thorman Hunt: the relationship of the families to their vines, along with wine of quality and value. But most importantly, we love their wines! Read More

You will probably be aware that in March the government announced the results of a lengthy consultation on Alcohol Duty. The changes from this review are to come into effect on 1st August this year, and will have a significant impact on how duty is applied to wine and spirits. Read More

Jeremy, Adrian and our chairman Alun Griffiths MW visited Bordeaux and the South West of France at the end of May. Alun has put together a detailed summary of their visit, along with useful tasting notes on some of their favourite wines from the trip. Read More

Shana and Katie have recently returned from a visit to Macon, Beaujolais and the Northern Rhône. They have put together a fascinating summary of their trip, along with more details on the wonderful growers they visited - and of course some of their wine highlights! Read More

Two announcements following our tasting.  The sad news is that we say goodbye to two colleagues in the following months: Violaine and Tim.  We are happy to share that we are welcoming two new colleagues to the team: Simon Thorpe MW as Managing Director and Samuel Bisson as Operations Manager. Read More

Jonata, located in one of California’s most notable emerging locations, is owned by Stan Kroenke who also owns The Hilt, Screaming Eagle and Bonneau du Martray. Read More

We are delighted to introduce a new grower to our Burgundy range, Simon Colin. Read More

We wanted to share with you the good news about Fratelli Berlucchi’s recent triumph at the Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships 2022. Both Franciacorta Brut 25 NV and Freccianera Brut 2017 were awarded Gold Medals in the Italian Sparkling Wines category. Franciacorta Brut 25 NV was also awarded… Read More

Thorman Hunt were joined by The Connaught Hotel on their California Buying trip in August. Read More

Thorman Hunt are expanding their Champagne portfolio and adding 3 new grower Champagnes. Read More

We are delighted that many of our California growers have been included in Edition 1 of 'The California List'. Read More

We are delighted to introduce Ferme Boul'et Rouge which is located in the fantastic terroir of Bonnezeaux. Read More

Please see below for an introduction to some of our California producers and their recent vintages. Read More

Please see below to view our most recent Webinar Wine Trips: Read More

Wayfarer vineyard is extraordinary, set in a dramatic landscape of undulating slopes hidden among winding mountain roads and redwoods, swathing a ridge on the north western reach of the Sonoma Coast at 1,100 feet, just 4 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Read More

We  received the sad news last week of Steven Spurrier’s death. Steven was an inspiration to us all. Forever a supporter over the years of Thorman Hunt. He came to many of our Tastings and we were always delighted when he came over with some praise and sometimes wrote about our Growers. Read More

The Coronavirus situation has reached the point where it would be irresponsible of us to carry on with our Portfolio Tasting on 30th March. We do hope we will see you all at our Autumn Tasting. Read More

The Napa Valley Vintners launched an exceptional Library Auction this week. We are delighted that a selection of our producers' wines feature in the Auction lots. Read More

Brunello di Montalcino 2016 and Solengo 2018 En Primeur Offer from Argiano and Cortonesi Read More

Harlan Estate 2021 marks the twenty fifth anniversary of Thorman Hunt representing Harlan Estate in the UK market. Read More

In light of the new national restrictions, we regret that we have to postpone our Rhone 2019 tasting until next year. Read More

We are delighted to welcome Katie Rodway to the Thorman Hunt team, who will focus on our customers in Northern England. Katie worked for Richards Walford and then FMV for many years and will be very familiar to many of you. Read More

We are really happy to welcome Clos La Coutale to the Thorman Hunt Portfolio. The Bernede family farm 60 hectares on the gentle slopes rising from the Lot river, rich in siliceous, clay and limestone soils. Read More

We are delighted to announce that Thorman Hunt will be the new UK distributors for the spectacular Lyrarakis Wines, the leading Cretan producer. We look forward to continuing the excellent work that FMV has achieved over the last 10 years. Established on the island of Crete in 1966, the Lyrarakis… Read More

We are delighted to announce that we are becoming the agent for Le Soula, the highly rated mountain top vineyard in the Roussillon. Read More

It is with regret that we are postponing our Portfolio Tasting to be held at Merchant Taylors Hall in London on 31st March to the autumn. Read More

  Please click  here for details of our delivery schedule before Christmas and the New Year. Deliveries in London * Orders placed before 12.30pm on Monday  23rd December will be delivered on Tuesday 24th December. * Orders placed before 12.30pm on Monday 30th December will be delivered on… Read More

We are very happy to introduce a new grower to our Californian range, Ceritas led by husband and wife duo, John and Phoebe Raytek. Read More

"My interest in wine evolved along with my European History studies at university and time spent working in restaurants. Read More

Here are the dates of our upcoming tastings: Read More

We are delighted to celebrate our 40th Anniversary this September. To launch the next chapter of our story, we are excited to unveil our new look, including our refreshed website to communicate our growers’ unique stories with greater impact.  Read More