Why not join our club ?

As a JN Club member you receive a mixed case of wine every second month so you always have a bottle of wine in the rack for when the mood strikes you.

We select the wines for our cases to encompass a broad range of styles from all across the winegrowing world – each wine carrying the James Nicholson seal of approval and representing great value for money. It’s a great way to discover new, high quality, interesting wines.

Choose your case make up.

ALL RED CASE
ALL WHITE CASE
8 RED & 4 WHITE 
4 RED & 8 WHITE

Suspend a case for a month if you are away on holiday or the budget is tight, and resume when the time is right without charge or penalty. Your case will be delivered direct to your door every other month.

Each case comes with notes to explain a little about the wines and why we love them as well as ideas for which foods will best complement your wines – making dinner an even more pleasurable experience!
JN Club members receive 12.5% discount on the wines making up their club cases as well as 12.5% discount on any other wines bought from JN Wine either in the shop or online.
JN Club members also receive exclusive discounts and priority invitations to tastings and events at JN Wine.

Costs:

Getting Started:

Simply decide which case(s) you'd like to receive and we'll organise everything.

Special Introductory Offer!

Special Introductory Offer! Get your first case for £50 instead of £95
if you sign up today (or by 17 Feb 2012). This special introductory case with 6 red and 6 white wines is intended to give you a taster of our JN Club cases.

Of course, we hope you’ll love the case and want to become a long term member of the JN Club to receive a bi-monthly standard case or quarterly speciality case. But we won’t be offended if you decide the JN Club membership is not for you!

And that’s not all! Persuade a friend to join and we’ll send you a £10 voucher to redeem at jnwine.com or in the shop against a future order (12 bottles of wine or more, 1 voucher per order).

How to avail of this Special Introductory Offer:

Just phone the shop on 02844830091 or email shop@jnwine.com to confirm that you would like to join the JN Club and take the special introductory case at £50 (normally £95), and provide the names of your friends with their email addresses or phone numbers who may also like to join. If any of the friends you recommend join up we'll send you a voucher.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR CASE TODAY

This special JN Club introductory offer ends on 17 Feb 2012
(or while stocks last)

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Sauvignon Blanc is an extremely popular wine and so easy to like – especially when first starting to drink wine. It’s crisp and fresh and zingy with a really appealing nose, the taste flows on seamlessly, there are no hard edges and you don’t have to wait for it to mature. Even at the cheaper end of the spectrum the wines are charming and easy to drink. Chances are if it says Sauvignon Blanc on the label it’s from the new world. Chile, South Africa and New Zealand are popular sources of good Sauvignon.

Safe Options:

Loire Sauvignon Blanc. E.g. Sancerre, Pouilly Fumé, Menetou-Salon, Sauvignon de Touraine (Octavie) or Quincy. Semillon / Sauvignon Blanc blend E.g. Cape Mentelle Sem/Sauvignon Chablis E.g. Chablis Bois d'Yver

Why: Goes With...

These wines are all made from Sauvignon Blanc and Loire Sauvignon is very elegant. Similar in character to its new world counterparts but parked back and delicate. Goes with - On its own, with goats cheese salad or with shellfish.

Adding Semillon gives the wine a little more depth. complexity and interest without changing the fresh and zingy character. These wines also age better. Goes with - Aromatic Asian dishes with ginger lemongrass and coriander.

Chablis is still fresh and crisp but less intensely zingy and more appley and mineral. For those who fancy something more restrained. Goes with - Classic partners for shellfish.

Or for something more adventurous...

Dry white Bordeaux E.g. MyLord Entre Deux Mers (no oak) or Les Charmes Godard (barrel fermented). Dry Riesling E.g. Pikes Clare Valley Riesling or Kilikanoon Mort's Block. Blended Whites from Italy or Southern France. E.g. Vielle Ferme Cotes du Luberon, Il Fiore White, Zuani Collio Bianco, Clos des Fées Grenache Blanc

Why: Goes With...

The Bordelais set the benchmark for Semillon / Sauvignon blends. Sometimes barrel fermented for extra texture and complexity. Goes with: Roasted white meats or fish dishes.

Clare Valley Riesling is generally dry, zingy and zesty like a Sauvignon Blanc but more complex and vibrant. Think lime and green apple. Goes With: Scallops, most shellfish.

There are some absolutely delicious wines available that show remarkable purity, elegance and flavour without the kind of barrell ageing that Sauvignon Blanc drinkers sometimes don't like. No hard edges, beautiful fruit flavours, complexity and elegance. Definitely worth investigating a few of these. Goes with:Very food friendly and the richer wines work well with flavoursome dishes such as tagines, pasta, risotto, other Mediterranean cuisine as well as lighter roast meats and fowl.

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Pinot Grigio is a classic Italian white wine. It's delicate, light and dry and doesn't have a strong flavour so it's easy to like. So if you feel like trying something new what about one of these...?

Safe Options:

Soave E.g. Soave Classico Pra, Gavi E.g. Mauro Sebaste Gavi, Pinot Gris E.g. Forrest Pinot Gris or Bott Geyl Pinot D'Alsace Metiss.

Why...

Another light dry and delicate wine.

Goes With...

Salads, fish, lemon pasta or ofcourse on their own.

Domaine Bott Geyl, Beblenheim

Or for something more adventurous...

Chenin Blanc E.g. Secateurs Blanc - It's still light and fresh but with more texture and a little more floral or honeyed flavours. Goes with salads, shellfish, chicken.

Vioginer E.g. Cline Viognier or Condrieu - Still light and fresh but much more aromatic. Wines often have peachy or floral character. Goes with Chicken, roast pork, SE Asian food.

Gewurztraminer E.g Zind Humbrecht  Again the wine is unoaked and fresh but this one has the volume turned up. Really exotic nose of Turkish delight and lychees. Goes with Curries and spicy foods. Brilliant with Thai dishes.

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Chardonnay encompasses such a wide variety of styles and flavours that it’s hard to pin down a quintessential ‘Chardonnay-ness’ that you may want to emulate in other wines. The wine speaks of where it was grown – Chardonnay from Chablis is a world away from its Californian cousins but whether it’s the leaner more mineral style that you love or the warm, toasty side of the spectrum read on…

Safe Options:

White Burgundy, choose from

Lean and mineral:
Javillier Cuvée des Forgets, Vincent Girardin Puligny Montrachet, or Meursault Vieilles Vignes. Château Beauregard St Veran.

Toasty:
Javillier Cuvée Oligocène, Vincent Girardin Chassagne Montrachet or Meursault, Château Beauregard Pouilly Fuissé. Excellent introduction: Ch Beauregard Macon Vergisson.

Excellent Introduction:
Château Beauregard Macon Vergisson

Why:

Burgundy is Chardonnay’s home and this region sets the benchmark for Chardonnay the world over. There are so many options to choose from you will never be bored.  It may seem like a sweeping generalisation but most people prefer either the leaner and more mineral styles or wines with that toasty richness. 

Goes With...

Superb food wines that will go with almost anything from seafood to roast meats. If you've splashed out on a gorgeous bottle of burgundy let it be the star of the show and don't complicate the food with too many ingredients and flavours. Match the weight of the wine with the weight of the food.

Meursault Burgundy

Safe Options:

California,New Zealand, Western Australia and South African Chardonnays. Examples Ridge Santa Cruz,Cape Mentelle, Dog Point, Cloudy Bay, Rustenberg.

Why:

These regions are all capable of making great Chardonnays but it pays to know your producers. The suggestions above are all great quality. They may not be delicate but they have bags of flavour.

Goes With...

There is a warming character to these wines that makes them ideal with roast chicken and fowl. If your dish is warm and comforting, these are the white wines that will compliment it beautifully.

Cloudy Bay Vines, New Zealand

Safe Options:

Chardonnay from Limoux example - Rives Blanques Odyssée

Why:

Not such a well known region but makes great quality Chardonnay - a poor man's Burgundy?

Goes With...

Another versatile wine match with fish, chicken, pork, salads or drink on its own.

Caryl and Jan Panman, Rives Blanques

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Times wine critic Jane MacQuitty recommends the following wines available at James Nicholson in her list of 50 best white wines for summer (25 June 2011):

2007 Domaine Bott Geyl Riesling, Les Éléments, France

Jean-Christophe Bott is the man behind this arrestingly scented Alsace riesling.Made from grapes grown in the two communes of Riquewihrand and Zellenberg. Les Éléments is an organic wine, certified by Agriculture Biologique; it just doesn't say so on the label. If your idea of the perfect summer day is to sip a seductive, rich, fruit-and-flower garden white whose waxy appley, floral, verdant flavours echo those of your surroundings, this is the bottle for you.

JN Visit to Domaine Bott Geyl
Bott Geyl wines available at JN Wine

2009 Sancerre, Les Celliers Saint Romble, André Dezat, France

The Dezat family has been making wine in in the lush green hamlet of Chaudox since the 1550s. André is aided by his two sons, so the future of this vibrant, scented, grassy sancerre with a nip of lemon zest on the finish is assured.

2009 Sancerre, André Dezat

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