CAVISTE IN FINALS OF IWC MERCHANT AWARDS 2010

We’re delighted to announce that Caviste is a finalist in the prestigious International Wine Challenge Merchant Awards 2010.

We’ve been shortlisted for the South East England Regional Merchant Award 2010, one of only four wine merchants across this region.  With over 200 entries this year, the judges reported a 'very high standard', with 'many exceptional performers'. Entrants were judged on a number of criteria, including the variety of wine list, customer service, store layout, marketing material and innovation and future strategy.  The winner will be announced at the IWC Awards Dinner in September, where we will be also presented with our Certificate of Achievement.  Watch this space for the results!



FROMM WINERY TASTING REVIEW
Friday 14th May - Caviste Stockbridge

In Stockbridge, our New Zealand Tutored Tasting with winemaker William Hoare of Fromm Winery in Marlborough was an evening of much laughter and merriment, combined with a detailed overview of the winery and tasting of their wines. The relaxed approach from Will meant that guests felt comfortable asking questions and sharing opinions on the wines. Afterwards, we headed over the road for a superb dinner at the Greyhound Inn and continued the conversation over a few more glasses....Wine highlights included:

Fromm Riesling 2008 £15.50
Limey, appley, steely and with great complexity. Perfect refreshing summer drinking.

La Strada Sauvignon Blanc 2008 £14.75
Tiny bit of barrel-ferment adding complexity and a rounded feel on the palate. Passion fruit and gooseberry mingled with a feint hint of creaminess.

La Strada Pinot Noir 2005 £17.95
Structured, clean and fresh Pinot Noir, despite the four months in bottle. Amazing with roast lamb.

Fromm Syrah 2005 £29.50
The crème de la crème of the selection – smokey, brambly fruit, with some leather and spice. Needs a long time to age, then finally give in to pair with the ultimate barbeque!


KUMEU RIVER TASTING REVIEW
Friday 14th May - Caviste Overton

Caviste customers were privileged to have the Kumeu River owner and winemaker, Michael Brajkovich, to introduce his estate and wines on Friday 14th May at our Overton shop.  Michael was the first New Zealander to become a Master of Wine, and he can claim to be one of the founding proponents of the recent screwcap revolution during the last decade.  Tasting though a range of five different Chardonnays, three from individual vineyards, both staff and guests had an insight into how Kumeu River is so closely modeled on the Burgundian model of vineyard management and winemaking.  From the bright, crisp, finely defined Village Chardonnay 2008 (£9.50) to the rich and mineral infused Matēs River (£20.50) the wines are incredibly stylish and worth every penny. 

Click here to view our offer on the recently shipped Kumeu River wines, including a delightful Pinot Noir rosé, that are now available in all the Caviste shops.


RUSDEN TUTORED TASTING REVIEW
Friday 12th March - Caviste Stockbridge

For a couple of hours last night Caviste Stockbridge was under the scholarly spell of Dennis, patriarch of Rusden Wines from Australia's Barossa Valley.  Fitting really as in a former life Dennis was a teacher. And those that came along and enjoyed his wit, knowledge, passion for the Barossa Valley, and some inspired, and perhaps atypical Barossa wines.

Caviste Stockbridge Manager Rachel made sure everyone received a warm welcome on arrival with a glass of Camille Saves Brut Grand Cru Rose, and then it was straight into the tasting, kicking off with the Rusden Christian Chenin Blanc 2008: Good weight with natural acidity of the Chenin shining through. Very Vouvray like. Big wine - but coolness of the year keeps everything in balance. A bit wild and exotic. A great start!  The only white of the evening was followed up by Ripper Creek (Cabernet Shiraz) and Christine's Vineyard Grenache (Christine being Dennis wife and in charge of the vineyards at Rusden. Without Christine taking such good care of the vines winemaker son Christian wouldn't be able to make such barn-storming wines).

Next up a pair of wines that Dennis says really do get people talking in their Cellar Door back home - and did this evening as well: Full Circle Matrao and Chookshed Zinfandel. The Mataro (AKA Mourvedre in places such as Bandol and Monastrell in Spain) is described as the dark side of the family. Big, brooding and jam-packed with savoury flavours, it isn't everyone's cup of tea and does divide opinion. I love it!  Chookshed Zinfandel is all sold out in Australia, so none for us to ship, but David was kind enough to donate a bottle from his private cellar so we could try the full line up. Big, bold, in-your-face style. Again, with the hallmark Rusden balance for all that power and weight. 40 year old vines, cropping at about 1 tonne to the acre, so tiny volumes. Intense in every way. A chookshed by the way is a chicken shed - for those who didn't grow up watching Neighbours! My joint favourite wine of the evening. Sharing the accolade with the next wine...Boundaries Cabernet Sauvignon. Oh my word, what a wine. Intense blackcurrant nose and palate - almost like alcoholic Ribena - but oh so much better! Deep and concentrated but with a piercing fruit quality. Using some new and second fill American oak for the barrel ageing helps give this wine its softness and balance. I could have stopped tasting right then and been very, very happy.

But then I'd have missed out on Black Guts Shiraz. A top-rated Oz Shiraz if ever there was one, this is consistently rated highly by journalists and our regular customers alike. And I can see why tasting it tonight. Smokey, blackberry, Asian spice-infused aromas lead on to a sweet and heady palate that is full-bodied, dense and rich. A huge, bold wine. But for all its weight and concentration it has wonderfully soft tannins that give just enough backbone to balance out all the ripe fruit.  The evening was perfectly rounded off by some superb cooking at the nearby Greyhound Inn - well, except for Dennis who, rumour has it was looking for a cold Coopers somewhere....

Andrew Chapman, Web Sales & Development

CAVISTE OVERTON SPRING TASTING REVIEW
Saturday 13th March

A great turnout for our Overton Spring Open Tasting, where customers tasted their way through our spring line up of 30 top wines from around the world.  Our new style format featured a table of everyday drinking favourites for the season, with highlights including the beautifully aromatic Fantastia Torrentes (£8.95) from Argentina, the refreshing and crisp Bodegas Naia K’Naia, a white blend from Rueda in Spain (£8.95) and the return of the ‘Owl’ Mourat Rosé 2009(£8.95) - a perfect spring/summer rosé made from Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir.

Ben Llewelyn of Carte Blanche wines showed some stunning wines from Spain and France on his table: Thomas-Labaille Sancerre 2008 (£14.95) showed true class and terroir; the very delicate and light Hexagoneles Pinot Noir 2007 (£9.95) proved to be a real seasonal star. Domaine de Pech Jarnicoton 2004 (£11.95), a classic Bordeaux blend from the Buzet region in France delivered a lovely cassis, plum, leather and tobacco mouthful, whilst the Dominio do Bibei Lalama 2006 (£18.95) from Ribeiera Sacra in Spain showed old vine Garnacha at its absolute finest - sweet dark cherries and spiced plums with very elegant tannins and perfectly balanced acidity.

Our table of small parcel wines proved to be a real attraction for customers, Caviste’s allocations being as tiny as 24 bottles for some of these wines.  Highlights included Etienne Sauzet Bourgogne Blanc 2007 (£21.50), an elegant, poised white Burgundy from one of the ‘all time’ great winemakers of the world, and Terra Vin Te Ahu Sauvignon Blanc 2008 (£19.50), which was the wine that really caught most attention.  Felton Road Cornish Point Pinot Noir 2008 (£28.50) showed exactly why the winery had just been named as one of only two ‘Grand Cru’ vineyards in New Zealand, with fresh wood strawberries, raspberry and spice, touches of game and truffle, great length and velvety tannins. Clancy Fuller Three Hogsheads Shiraz 2002 (£23.50), was really bang on form, with the extra bottle age adding complexity and softening the tannins - this will not last long with only 60 bottles available. Mullineux Straw Wine 2008 (£16.95) rounded off the tasting in extreme style - sweet, unctuous, honeyed and full of dried fruits, perfectly balanced with clean, fresh acidity.

All wines are available to order from the Caviste shops (subject to availability)

David Thomas, Managing Director

DONNAFUGATA TUTORED TASTING REVIEW
Friday 5th March - Caviste Odiham

It was our great pleasure to welcome Giuilia Lazzarini from top Sicilian producer, Donnafugata to host our wine and cheese evening in March.  It’s always good to be introduced to new wines and some of the lesser known grape varieties, and this was a chance to discover the real premium wines of Sicily.  The whites were delicate and aromatic with a distinct peachy character whilst the reds covered a broad range of styles, from unoaked medium bodied reds to big fleshy reds capable of lasting for decades. The real revelation from my point of view were the desert wines, both of which were incredibly rich but retained a lovely acidity.  The cheese board and bread provided by Newlyns were fantastic so a wonderful night all round. Giuilia tells me that the winery do some fantastic tours so perhaps if you’re ever in the Sicily on holiday you can stop by at the winery. We’ll put you in touch with the relevant people to get a tour and the wines definitely won’t disappoint.

Martyn Rolph, Manager, Caviste Odiham


VINEYARD VISIT REPORTS 2009

GASCONY, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 09
The Gascons if they had their own way would declare their independence from France. This is the real land of the beret wearing, petonc playing Frenchman. They sneer at the use of the beret as a symbol of France in general and if you were to mention Paris it is probable that a rusty pitch fork would soon be sailing in your direction. Gascony is also home to the dark, tannat-based reds of Madiran, Saint Mont and, nestling in the Pyrenean foothills, the independent-minded Basque sub-region of Irouléguy. It is said that each bottle of red will prolong your life by a day as Tannat wine is the best source of procyanadins, the polyphenols which help keep your arteries healthy thus preventing heart disease, stroke and diabetes. On that basis I plan to be around for a very long time.

The best whites of the region are made from the Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng grape, to be found in Jurançon and the Côtes de Gascogne. Gros Manseng makes fragrant and crisply fruity dry whites especially when blended with the local courbu and arrufiac.
Madiran today is one of the south-west's most dynamic regions – thanks in part to the development here by Patrick Ducourneau of a frightening-sounding method of taming the tough tannins of the tannat known as micro-oxygenation. His discovery that bubbling oxygen through the fermenting juice helps to soften an otherwise potentially tough variety is now used to produce a more fruity style here, and worldwide. In Saint Mont the Plaimont Co-op adds a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinenc to bring a certain sweet blackcurrant character to dark-fruited, chocolatey blends.  The special climatic conditions, proximity to the Atlantic and the Pyrenees give Madiran's reds, with both cabernets and fer also used their robust, tannic and long-lived quality.
Josh Potts, Manager, Caviste Hungerford

THE DOURO, PORTUGAL - OCTOBER 09
"Far from being antiquated drink of London’s men’s clubs, the world of port is alive, vibrant and full of innovation – as I observed during my visit to the Douro in early October.  I was a guest of the Fladgate Partnership, founded in 1692 and still family owned.  Their three main port shippers are those of Taylor’s, Fonseca and Croft, all of whom boast long histories and the highest standards of port production.  Taylor’s were responsible for introducing the category, Late Bottled Vintage, in 1967 – and more recently the partnerships has created the daringly different and hugely popular Croft Pink. 

One of the big causes for excitement is the recent declaration of the 2007 vintage, which on average only happens every three to four years.   I was able to taste these young ports, all of which express the density, fine berry fruit and balanced ripeness of the vintage.  Taylors is truly refined and majestic combining depth and resonance within a silky exterior, while Fonseca is sheer power and muscle – yet exhibiting The Beauty as well as The Beast. Perhaps my greatest discovery was how fantastic old tawny ports taste when chilled, which is very much the style of presentation in the Douro.  The intense sweetness if subdued, which helps to highlight the flavours of roasted hazelnut, dried fruit and cinnamon.   Taylor’s 20 Year Old Tawny has to be one of the finest examples that is readily available.  First introduced in 1934 in the absence of sherry during the Spanish Civil War, Taylor’s Chip Dry Port, is truly delightful and makes the most refreshing cocktail when served with tonic, ice and a sprig of mint.  This seems to be the standard welcome drink for both lunchtime and evening!   

With changes in how the steep vineyards are shaped and terraced (anything between 30 and 40% incline) and how the grapes are trod mechanically in the unique form of wine production, experiment and invention are far from being settled in this most beautiful arid and desolate region.  May our customers discover the delights that port continues to offer as we enter the autumn and winter seasons."  Mark Bedford, Director of Caviste Odiham

THE HUNTER VALLEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 09
"In August, a return to Sydney on holiday saw me fortunate enough to make the two hour journey with my girlfriend, Suzie, to Australia’s oldest and one of its best known wine regions. Over the course of the next two days I was to learn a great deal about wine. It was not the kind of knowledge that can be learned in a text book but rather an understanding of the true force behind each individual wine that which comes through witnessing first hand the unparalleled passion and commitment of the wine maker. I would advise any budding wine enthusiast who hasn’t already, to get out and visit a vineyard and, more importantly, to meet with its winemaker."  Josh Potts, Assistant Manager of Caviste Stockbridge.  Click here to read his full report on his visit to the Hunter Valley, together with regional dining and wine recommendations.

CHATEAU PETRUS - JULY 09
It has been said that everything about Château Pétrus is small-scale, except for its wine and its reputation.  Producing one of the most celebrated and expensive wines in the world, the ‘château’ itself is understated, modest in size and beautiful in its simplicity.  Around the château lie around 30 acres of immaculate vineyards planted with Merlot and Cabernet Franc with an average age of 45 years.  Divided by a small, yet busy road, those vines on the château side are fenced to protect from tourists who, on the other side of the road, regularly pick and eat the famous grapes of the next vintage! 

We were incredibly privileged to be able to visit Pétrus, which doesn’t usually open its doors to visitors, especially since we four adults were outnumbered by five children, ranging from 2 to 9 years old.  Stymied by a car crash right outside the gates the day before, we were invited by Elizabeth, Head of PR and Visits, to return again the next day for a tour which surpassed all expectations and enthralled us all – adults and children alike.

We started in the vineyards, where Elizabeth brought the principles of viticulture and terroir to life, explaining how the limestone ‘boutonierre’ on which Pétrus sits, where the soil is over a hundred million years older than surrounding soils, makes its wines so unique.  Growing conditions have been perfect in Pomerol so far this season, and the grapes, although still tart and sour to taste, hinted of a great vintage – with hand picking due to start on September 20th.  Approximately 4000 cases are made in a good year, usually a lot less.  Inside the chateau, we were shown the temperature controlled concrete vats where Elizabeth explained the fermentation process – and then on to the cellar where the 2008 vintage was ageing in beautiful new oak barrels for 20 months.  We had hardly dared expect a taste of the world’s most sought after wine, yet around the wonderful old tasting table all of us, even the children, were poured a glass of the 2008 and sniffed, sipped and swallowed in awe as Elizabeth showed us how to taste and what to look for in the wine. 

Later in St Emilion as we looked at the prices of earlier vintages of Pétrus, we realised just how special a wine this really is – and, despite the fact that we may never be able to afford a bottle to remember our trip by, how lucky we and our children were to have been given such a fascinating tour of such an iconic winery.  View more photos of our visit by clicking here.

CHAMPAGNE - JULY 09
In search of a new Caviste House Champagne, Mark took his car under the Channel to Champagne, where he visited half a dozen small growers and maisons.  "Focusing mainly on producers in Vallée de la Marne and Montagne de Reims I was surprised at how much French I had to speak being so close to Paris.  It is heartening to find ‘viticulteurs’ who have yet to do much direct business with British wine merchants.  Many are relative newcomers to the actual production of Champagne, their families being simply farmers in previous generations, selling grapes to the larger houses and Grandes Marques.  It was difficult to prevent the hospitable producers from showing all their new glistening machinery at each of the visits.  The region was looking green and beautiful with the grape bunches still in their earliest stages of growth."  Mark has returned with over twenty different Champagnes which will be tasted and assessed over the summer for their merits.  Watch this space for some new names which will be launched in the autumn period.

RHONE - JUNE 09
Mark visited a number of the small producers and growers in the Southern Rhône, some of whose wines are listed with Caviste.  "It was our first meeting with Eric Monnin, a winemaker who sources grapes and wines from small growers with prime vineyard sites in the villages of Séguret, Cairanne and Gigondas.  The finished wines are loyal to the natural terroir, yet succeed in exhibiting strong appeal with cautious use of oak barrels and being very selective at every stage.  What it clearly evident is that the most concentrated, expressive wines are made vineyards that are often the most in accessible and the hardest to work.  At the edges of Gigondas, these thin strips of vines ascend the steep precipitous slopes.  Anybody working these inaccessible places has to have real belief and vision in the final results.  We hired a Land Rover to climb up to the vineyard, Domaine des Schistes, a remarkable white stony landscape where it is nearly impossible to use any large scale machinery.  At Châteauneuf-du-Pape we met the young Alexandre Favier, who has taken over the reins from his father at Chante Cigale, whose wines Caviste has sold since 2004.  While Alexandre has worked vintages outside of France gaining experience outside of his immediate appellation, his father’s ailing health forced him to take responsibility sooner than he otherwise might.  Yet already his skills are being recognised.  While his reds are dense, approachable and give great value, it is his whites that are being recognised for their remarkable breadth of flavour."  Click here for Mark's wine recommendations from the Rhone Valley.

LEBANON - MAY 09
In May Mark visited the Bekaa Valley, home of Massaya, which has been a popular choice for Caviste customers over the last three years.  Founded in 1998 following the return of the Ghosn family after a period of exile during the fifteen year civil war, Massaya has rapidly built a reputation for creating a range of wines that are inspired by French winemaking but harnessing the unique terroir of these historic lands of the southeast Mediterranean.  Only one hour east of Beirut, Massaya is based in the fertile Bekaa Valley, referred to as the ‘breadbasket’ of Rome two millennia ago.  The rich alluvial soils, naturally irrigated by the surrounding mountains, create a favoured environment for agriculture and winemaking.  Their French winemaking partners have encouraged new plantings away from the valley to the rocky more marginal foothills, a new concept for contemporary Lebanese winemaking.  Out of these harsher more testing conditions, Massaya is receiving more intense and complex fruit that seems to make each new vintage more satisfying than the previous.  Click here to view Mark's recommendations from the Massaya estate.

NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 09
Picture yourself in the boutique wineries of New Zealand’s South Island, as Rachel shares her experiences in a lively and vivid account of her visits to Marlborough, Nelson, Wanaka and Queenstown, with wine recommendations from Auntsfield Estate, Huia, Neudorf, Rippon Vineyard, Felton Road and Chard Farm - all of which are available to order from the three Caviste shops.  Please click here to transport yourself to Rachel’s idea of perfection!

PAST PRESS RELEASES

Caviste comes to Hungerford on 28th November
Award-winning independent wine merchant, Caviste, will open the doors to its fourth shop next week in the town of Hungerford - its first Berkshire location.  The new Hungerford shop will complement its three Hampshire shops already established in Overton, Stockbridge and at Newlyns Farm Shop, near Odiham. 

Winner of the International Wine Challenge Independent Wine Retailer for the South East of England Award last year, Caviste has gone from strength to strength since it was first established by winemaker David Thomas in 2003. 

“We’ve built our reputation on our unique range of wines and our expert, friendly customer service,” explains David Thomas.  “Our focus is on the small wine producers from around the world, whose wines will never reach the supermarkets and high street chains as they’re produced in such small quantities.  If you know where to find them, you’ll discover that they offer so much more, in terms of depth of flavour, complexity and character – and value for money.”  

Caviste Hungerford will be opening at 108 Hungerford High Street at 10am on Saturday 28th November, when customers are invited to join the Caviste team for a complimentary glass of Champagne to celebrate the new shop.

Award-Winning Hampshire Wine Merchant Opens its Third Shop
From Saturday 1st November, two of Hampshire’s leading food and wine shops can be found under one roof, when Regional Wine Merchant of the Year 2008, Caviste, opens its new shop at Hampshire Life’s Best Farm Shop 2008 - Newlyns Farm Shop, near Odiham.  Caviste’s new premises will be located alongside Newlyns Farm Shop and its brand new cookery school at Lodge Farm, off Junction 5 of the M3.  With a shared passion and commitment to providing top quality products, backed up by friendly, knowledgeable advice, Newlyns and Caviste will offer a complete shopping experience for food and wine lovers, with extensive free parking always available.  Caviste Odiham will be the independent wine merchant’s third shop, adding to its two other Hampshire locations in Overton (8 miles west of Basingstoke) and Stockbridge (between Winchester and Salisbury). 

Caviste wine expert Mark Bedford, who will be heading up the new Odiham shop, commented, “We are very excited about our expansion to the east of Basingstoke, which sees us linking up with the leading farm shop in Hampshire to offer a fabulous combined product range of top quality food and wines. We are really looking forward to introducing our unique selection of wines and our calendar of tasting events to a new market of wine drinkers and can’t wait to open our doors to the public on Saturday 1st November.”

Caviste Wins Regional Wine Merchant of the Year 2008 Award  
We are delighted to announce that Caviste has won Regional Wine Merchant of the Year 2008 for the South East of England at the International Wine Challenge Awards.  Caviste was judged by the International Wine Challenge - widely regarded as ‘the Oscars’ of the wine industry - as being the best wine merchant in South East England for its wine list, customer service, store layout and marketing.

We are thrilled to win this highly prestigious award.  It is a huge achievement after only 5 years in business to be recognised by our industry as being the best in our region, as well as being a great testament to the Caviste team who work so hard, and our customers who support our shops.  We are very much looking forward to the Christmas season as we open our third shop at the hugely successful Newlyns Farm Shop near Odiham. 

February 2008 - Caviste Celebrates its 5th Birthday
How time flies!  We can hardly believe that it’s nearly five years since David and Hannah opened Caviste in Overton under the name of The Cellar Door - born from David’s passion for wine and his desire to share with our customers the fantastic small production, hand-crafted wines that other winemakers around the world are producing. 

We have come a long way since then, with a team of seven of us today, including Hampshire wine experts Mark Bedford and Rachel Gilbey, working across two Hampshire shops in both Overton and Stockbridge, a customer base of over 3,000 wine lovers around the UK and a unique and constantly evolving range of wines and events that celebrate the enjoyment and excitement of the world of winemaking.

We are very proud to have won recognition from the industry and the media in such a short space of time, reaching the finals of the OLM Independent Wine Retailer of the Year Award in 2005, winning the Association of New Zealand Wine Growers Independent Wine Merchant Award in 2006 and being recommended in the Guardian’s 2007 Shopping Directory as one of the UK’s finest independent wine merchants.

To celebrate our growth and success and to thank you for your continued loyalty and support, we’d like to invite you to our 5th Birthday Celebration Tastings, which will be taking place in both shops on Saturday 16th February.  Whether you have known us from the early days of the business, or have discovered us more recently, we do hope that you will be able to join us at either Caviste Overton or Caviste Stockbridge for a glass of JP Robert Brut Champagne, a tasting of our best loved wines from around the world from the past five years, and to take up the challenge in our Blind Tasting Competition to win a free Caviste Classics Tasting case.

August 2007:  Caviste - the new name for The Cellar Door
The Cellar Door in Overton will be changing its name to Caviste this week, joining its Stockbridge branch which opened under the new name in April this year.  After nearly five years of trading as The Cellar Door, the company is changing to its new, trademarked name to avoid confusion with the growing number of like-named ‘Cellar Door’ wine businesses throughout the UK.

“Whilst it’s sad to say goodbye to our old name, which at first seemed like changing the name of one of our children, we’re looking forward to a new phase in the company’s growth, with a trademark-protected name that is unique to us,” commented David Thomas.  “Having reassured our customers that no other aspect of our products, services or people will be changing, we have been delighted with their response to our new name, which for those who are curious means ‘cellarman’ in French.”

Now under one name, Caviste’s two Hampshire shops, based in Overton and Stockbridge, showcase the best that winemaking has to offer – from established classic producers to the emerging stars of the New and Old World; and from everyday drinking choices to wines for entertaining, special occasions and for cellaring.  The constantly evolving wine list celebrates the small, independent producer, with many wines discovered whilst in the vineyards of the world’s most exciting wine regions.  With wines open for tasting throughout the week, often with visiting winemakers and producers in the shops at weekends, as well as tutored tastings and educational courses throughout the year, Caviste’s calendar of events captures the enjoyment and excitement of wine.

Caviste’s next wine tasting event will be held in the Stockbridge shop and its riverside gardens on Saturday 8th September, from 11am to 4pm.  Free of charge and open to all, the tasting will give customers the opportunity to sample a selection of Caviste’s everyday drinking and fine wines, especially selected for autumn drinking.

April 2007:  The Cellar Door Opens New Shop, Caviste, In Stockbridge, Hampshire
Just four years after David Thomas and his wife established independent wine merchant, The Cellar Door, in the Hampshire village of Overton, the company is expanding its business with the opening of its sister shop, Caviste in the pretty town of Stockbridge. 

From its picturesque courtyard setting opposite The Greyhound on Stockbridge High Street, Caviste brings the same combination of top quality wines and expert service and advice to the Stockbridge market that has marked The Cellar Door out as one of the UK’s leading independent wine merchants.  

Both shops stock an extensive range of wines which showcase the best that winemaking has to offer – from established classic producers to the emerging stars of the New and Old World, and from everyday drinking choices to wines for entertaining, special occasions and for cellaring.  Selected by winemaker David Thomas, the constantly evolving wine list celebrates the small, independent producer, with many wines discovered whilst in the vineyards of the world’s most exciting wine regions.

With wines open for tasting throughout the week, often with visiting winemakers and producers at weekends, as well as tutored tasting evenings and educational courses over the year, the calendar of events in Stockbridge and Overton captures the enjoyment and excitement of the world of wine.

Caviste, Jasmine House, High Street, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6HB
Tel:  01264 811123
Fax:  01264 811655
E-Mail:  info@caviste.co.uk