We were delighted to be back in Cheltenham on April 13th for the Cheltenham Wine Festival 2024. Now in its 7th year, this wonderful annual event put together by The Rotary Cl…
The days are getting shorter and with winter well on its way we’re celebrating the change of season with a new release. Carmelita Vista Malbec 2020 is: ‘Deep ruby red with vi…
Carmelita will be out on the road on 17 th and 18 th November for The Big Christmas Wine Fest taking place at Lindley Hall, London. Think twinkly lights and Christmas ribbon,…
The results have been announced and we’re delighted to share that Carmelita has won a total of three Silver Medals at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards and International …
Our eagerly awaited 2019 vintages have set sail from Argentina and are scheduled to be arriving very soon. Here’s a short introduction to each. We can’t wait to share them wit…
2022 really does feel like a new beginning for Carmelita. Our stock fire in July 2019 was just the start of what turned out to be a challenging couple of years for us all. But…
We were back in Cambridge over the weekend, at The Guildhall, for our first Three Wine Men show of the season. Tim Atkin MW, Olly Smith and Oz Clarke were on fine form entert…
On Thursday we are holding the first of our Autumn events; our ever popular Reigate tasting. This event is traditionally the launch of our new wines - a chance to enjoy the fi…
Very sadly we have had a harsh reminder of the force of Mother Nature. Zonda winds are a local phenomenon in our part of Argentina and they are feared for the damage they can …
We’re just back from our Autumn visit to the vineyard. Harvest was in full swing and the children couldn’t wait to get stuck in, helping to pick and sort the grapes (once they…
On Saturday, March 23rd, we’ll be in Guildford, pouring our award winning Argentine wines for the wine lovers of Surrey. This event, back after a successful Guildford launch …
We’ll be back in lovely Cheltenham on Saturday, 6th April 2019 for the ever popular Cheltenham Wine Festival. Now in its 4th year, this super festival is a favourite of ours.…
Big news! The upmarket Argentine restaurant group Gaucho likes our Carmelita Cabernet Franc 2014 so much they have taken the lot to feature on their exclusive wine list in res…
After a busy and hugely successful few weeks, we've reached the end of our season of tastings and wine shows. The Three Wine Men tour was brilliant once again and we enjoyed …
We held our annual London tasting last Tuesday and we were delighted to launch our brand new wine at the event - Carmelita Cabernet Franc 2014. Word of Carmelita is certainly…
Helena Nicklin (@TheWineBird), wine writer for The Winerist, and her team have been busy touring Argentina to find their favourite wines and we're on her list! In her article…
Vintage update – we have now officially sold out of our Silver IWSC winning Carmelita Cabernet Franc 2013. We’re sad to see this very popular wine go, especially as it was vot…
We hosted our most recent Autumn tasting in Buckinghamshire last night. It was a chilly November evening and the roaring log fires in the room created a wonderful cosy feel to…
This weekend sees the start of our busy Christmas season. We're supporting a local, festive shopping night on Friday and then we're off to Cambridge for the start of the Three…
We kicked off our Autumn events calendar in style last night, sharing our wines with customers and friends in Reigate. Guests tasted Carmelita Vista Malbec 2015, Carmelita Ca…
Helena Nicklin is a well known wine presenter, author, writer and videographer so we jumped at the opportunity to send some Carmelita for her to try. We are very proud of the…
This week we’ve had news of more medal success for Carmelita. The results from the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) 2018 are out and our wines are amongst t…
As the mornings get a little chilly and lazy days of summer feel like a lifetime away, we look forward to our Autumn wine tastings. Carmelita Malbec 2014 has recently arrived…
For the fourth year in a row we're part of the Three Wine Men tour around the country. And this time we'll be in Cardiff too! Dates and locations are: - Cambridge, Sat 10th …
The results from the Decanter World Wine Awards 2018 (DWWA 18) are out and it's incredible news for Carmelita! Our popular Carmelita Cabernet Franc 2013 has been Commended an…
We were delighted to discover that Carmelita has been recognised at the International Wine Challenge 2018. Carmelita Cabernet Franc 2013 has been commended and Carmelita Vist…
We've been excited about returning to Cheltenham for the town's wonderful wine festival and our visit this weekend didn't disappoint! Thank you to Dr John Parr and his team f…
If you are looking for a special wine to enjoy this Easter weekend, Carmelita Vista Malbec 2015 is just the ticket. This delicious wine from the multi award winning Carmelita…
We're looking forward to returning to beautiful Cheltenham at the start of April. Last year's Cheltenham Wine Festival was so much fun that we're getting involved again. Join…
We finished our busy season of wine shows and tastings on Saturday with the London leg of the Three Wine Men Christmas tour. This is the third year we've been in town for the…
Our hugely popular Carmelita Malbec 2013 is close to selling out. We made 1,200 bottles of this wonderful wine and there are now just a handful of cases left. A Gold IWSC 20…
Last weekend we packed our bags and headed up to Manchester for the second of our Three Wine Men Cracking Christmas wines shows. What a wonderful weekend it was! Manchester a…
Carmelita joined the Three Wine Men and headed to Cambridge on Saturday for a Christmas tasting delight! Our home for the day was the glorious Corn Exchange, a fabulously cen…
On Saturday, 18th November 2017 we'll be in Cambridge as part of the fabulous Three Wine Men's Cracking Christmas Wines tour. Oz Clarke, Tim Atkin MW and Olly Smith have put …
We were back in London on Saturday for a show new to us; the London Festival of Wine. Held in the magnificent Grand Hall of One Great George Street, a stone's throw from Big B…
Last night's tasting at M restaurant in the City of London was our biggest event yet. Close to 150 people came along to enjoy our multi award winning Carmelita Malbec 2013 an…
We've been missing our Cabernet Franc since the last bottles of the Gold IWSC award winning 2012 vintage were snapped up at the end of last year. So, we're really delighted th…
We had a full house for our annual private tasting in Reigate last night. More than 70 guests joined us to try our newest vintages; Carmelita Vista Malbec 2015 and Carmelita …
Our busy season is getting busier; after Carmelita's success at two of the Three Wine Men events last year, this year we'll be at three! We'll be back on board the Three Wine…
Imagine sipping delicious wines in the breathtaking beauty of one of Oxford's finest buildings. A live band playing in the background and twinkly fairy lights to add to the at…
It's the start of a busy season of wine shows and events for us and we always look forward to kicking things off with our private tastings, before sharing our new wines with t…
We really enjoyed our evening at The Vineyard's Annual Summer Tasting at Denbies Wine Estate recently. The audience was a brilliant mix of educated wine lovers and relaxed wi…
We're excited to be joining John and the team at The Vineyard, independent wine merchants in Dorking, once again for their ever popular Annual Summer Wine Tasting at Denbies V…
We're big fans of Salut Wines, an awesome, industrial chic, independent wine bar and wine shop in the centre of Manchester. But no need to take our word for it, the business w…
The London Festival of Wine is a day-long celebration of wine brought to you by Tom Cannavan, award winning wine writer and broadcaster and publisher of wine-pages.com On Sat…
On Friday 8th and Saturday 9th September 2017 our journey takes us to the Oxford Wine Festival. This event was featured in Decanter's 'top 10 wine festivals in the world' and…
We've just confirmed our space at the fabulous Cheltenham Wine Festival 2017 and we can't wait to be involved! The event takes place on Saturday 1st April, 2017, and wine lov…
The run up to Christmas is always a busy time for us but 2016 was the busiest yet. Carmelita has been flying off the shelves with cases being shipped across the U.K. and, for …
Carmelita is now available through Smashing Wines, at their beautiful new pop up shop in Woodbridge, Suffolk. The Smashing Wines team is made up of three friends; Clement, To…
We're just back from a weekend of festive fun with the Three Wine Men; Oz Clarke, Olly Smith and Tim Atkin MW! This time, the venue was Church House, Westminster. This fabulou…
On Thursday of last week, we held a Carmelita wine tasting for guests in the Buckinghamshire area. The venue was the unique Kings Chapel in Old Amersham. This stunning, newly…
Carmelita has been on the road and we've had a brilliant weekend taking our wines to Manchester. First stop was the Three Wine Men show at the stunning Manchester Town Hall. …
We're excited to share with you news of the launch of our 4th, and eagerly anticipated newest vintage, Carmelita Malbec 2013. This GOLD IWSC 2016 award winning wine has recei…
It's been a busy weekend for us. On Friday and Saturday we showcased our fabulous, boutique wines at the Epicurean festival of fine wine, food, craft beers and artisanal spiri…
Last year's Three Wine Men show in London was so much fun that we're doing it again this year. Plus, we'll be at the Manchester event too! The three biggest personalities in …
More than 60 customers, contacts, friends and red wine lovers joined us for our wine tasting event in Reigate last night. 4 wines were out for tasting; Carmelita Vista Malbec…
Great news this morning, Carmelita Malbec 2013 has been awarded a Gold Medal at the International Wine and Spirit Competition 2016. This fabulous wine has already won a Silver…
Latest news from Carmelita is that we'll have a pod at 'The Epicurean'; London's only event for craft and artisanal fine food, wine, beer and spirits. We can't wait to be par…
We're excited to tell you Carmelita Malbec 2013 has been awarded a Silver medal at this year's International Wine Challenge. This is highest award we've received to date in th…
Yesterday, results were released from the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2016; 'the world's largest and most influential wine competition'. Carmelita Malbec 2013 has been …
We're delighted to tell you that the UK's premier boutique wine distributor, World of Boutique Wine, is now stocking Carmelita. World of Boutique Wine prides itself on sourci…
We had a wonderful evening on Tuesday 22nd March celebrating the arrival of our most recent vintages with over 100 customers, stockists and friends of Carmelita. This year th…
We're thrilled that Jo & Thierry de Magneval of Cellar Magneval have added our award winning wines to their impressive list of new and exciting wines. With 2 unique wine …
Wine expert Olly Smith has written a piece on Malbec in today's Mail on Sunday and has included Carmelita Malbec 2012 in his 'Pick of the Bunch'. In Olly's words he describes…
Have you heard of Vivino, the fabulous app to find out what other people think of a wine before you buy it? How does it work? Download the app, then simply take a photo of t…
It's been a little while in the making but you can finally order our award winning Carmelita directly from us through the website. The online store is accessible from the 'Wh…
We've won awards before but today's news from the International Wine & Spirit Competition 2015 tops the lot! Carmelita Cabernet Franc 2012 has received a Gold medal and C…
Two of our wines; Carmelita Malbec 2012 and Carmelita Vista Malbec 2013, have been Commended at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2015. 'Now in its 12th year, the Decanter World…
Results of the International Wine Challenge (IWC) 2015 have been announced this week and Carmelita has been recognised once again. There were Bronze medals for Carmelita Malb…
We're pleased that our grapes are safely in tank after a difficult end to the harvest season in Mendoza. Late rain made for an intense and challenging culmination to the seas…
The Three Wine Men tour hits London on the 4th & 5th December 2015 and this year we're part of it! If you haven't heard of the Three Wine Men before, the trio is made up …
Over 100 customers, stockists, friends and colleagues enjoyed a fabulous evening of wine tasting and tapas in London recently to celebrate 5 years of Carmelita. It was a very…
Following medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards and the International Wine Challenge earlier this year, Carmelita Vista Malbec 2012 has recently been awarded a bronze award…
Bottling of our newest wines took place recently. The 3 wines; Carmelita Malbec 2012, Carmelita Vista Malbec 2013 and (very excitingly!) our Carmelita Cabernet Franc 2012 have…
Carmelita Vista Malbec 2012 has been awarded a Bronze medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 (http://bit.ly/1v9ozr8). The medal equates to an 85-89 point rating from D…
We've been dying to get our hands on a Coravin system for ages and this week it finally arrived from the U.S. The idea is genius - you can enjoy a glass of wine from a bott…
Last year our wine was commended at the IWC. Now we've gone one better with a Bronze award for our Carmelita Vista Malbec 2012 at this year's competition. This latest award i…
Along with the arrival of our new Carmelita Vista Malbec 2012 comes a new stockist! RED & WHITE was set up in 2005 by Liam Steevenson who has been a high profile member o…
This award winning Malbec now has another medal to add to its collection - Silver from the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2013. Founded in 1969, the IWSC is…
Exciting times for us this week as we took delivery of the first case of our brand new premium wine, Carmelita Vista Malbec 2012. The majority of the vintage is currently bei…
The harvest may be done and dusted for another year but work doesn't stop for our team at the winery. Winter days in the Uco Valley are often fine and pleasant (by UK standard…
This week, results of the International Wine Challenge 2013 have been announced and we were delighted to hear that Carmelita Malbec 2011 has been commended (www.internationalw…
We always breathe a sigh of relief when our grapes are safely in. This year was no different, especially with the unusual weather conditions in the run up to harvest. There we…
Last week saw another exciting first for us; the bottling of our newest wine, Carmelita Vista Malbec 2012! This is the first vintage from our Carmelita Vista range of premium…
It's that time of year again! For the past few weeks our juicy berries have been tasted and analysed to determine the perfect timing for this year's harvest. Spring (October …
After a delay in Chile and being stuck on a broken down container ship in Holland, Carmelita Malbec 2011 is finally here! It's always an exciting time when our wine arrives. …
Our 2010 and 2011 Carmelita Malbec vintages have been so well received that we're expanding! We've planted additional land with Malbec and Cabernet Franc vines giving us the o…
We're just back from a fantastic trip to Argentina. We were there to blend our 2012 wines but we squeezed in time to see friends, try more wonderful reds, discover more of Bue…
The past few weeks have been warm and unusually wet in the Uco Valley. As our vines wake from their Winter rest, these conditions provide a perfect start to the growing season…
If you happen to be in the Marlow area you can find the very last bottles of Carmelita Malbec 2010 at this great independent wine merchant on Spittal Street. The shop is jam …
We've just found out that Carmelita Malbec 2010 has won a Bronze Award at the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) 2012! The IWSC (www.iwsc.net) was founded in 1…
It seems a long time ago since we were out in Argentina for the 2011 harvest. We had a wonderful few weeks spending time in the vineyard and winery and generally getting our h…
We're delighted to announce that there'll soon be a new addition to the family of Carmelita wines. Carmelita Vista Malbec 2012 will be the first varietal to be released…
The autumn weather in Mendoza has been kind to us and grapes for our 2012 vintages have been successfully harvested. The warm sunny days during late March and early April pro…
Harvest time for our 2012 vintage is just a few days away. The grapes are plump and ripe and are being frequently tasted and analyzed. Once they are deemed perfectly well bala…
Last week saw the launch of our fresh new website. Browse through the pages and you’ll find out more about where our vineyard is located and what makes the region so spe…
The long wait is over! Bottles of Carmelita Malbec 2010 arrived at Tilbury docks from Argentina last week. We’ve been busy delivering orders to customers who have been …
2011/12 growing season, the story so far During the damp days of the UK winter, it’s hard to imaging our vines basking in the Argentine summer sunshine. The growing se…
Our 2011 vintage has now been in barrel for 5 months and is shaping up nicely. 2010/11 was an excellent growing season despite the effect of the Zonda wind (bit.ly/9Hvk…
17 months after harvest, Carmelita Malbec 2010 was safely bottled on the 20th September 2011. Using a state of the art mobile bottling line the process was completed in just a…