Launched in 2008, before selling our first bottle of wine in April 2009, we are a relatively new company importing and selling wines direct from the producers in the South of France.

 

Our wines have been sourced direct from small producers, including many discovered while Ian Webb, our founder, was spending a year working at L'Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup, a leading producer in the area.

The wines produced in the South of France offer a lot to the consumer: they have a great tradition and history of making wine; but they are also capture the spirit of innovation so widespread in Languedoc. Today the wines of the region are very diverse, from character full dry whites to quaffable fruit-packed rosé, and from some superb sweet wines to complex, intriguing and world beating reds.

 

The two things that link all of the producers we list are the high quality of the wines they produce and the great value for money they offer the UK consumer.

 

People often want to know why they should shop with Aldeby Wines, and how can they be certain the wines are any good. Well you might not like the wines, after all we all have different tastes, but we are sure that all of the wines are well made and that they are well described by Ian, who is one of only two people in the UK with a Wine and French Degree as well as the WSET Diploma. His knowledge of the wines of Languedoc is wide ranging, as he has been visiting the area and drinking the wines for over twenty-five years, which coupled with his year in the Pic Saint Loup give him experience very few can match.

 

Please have a browse through the site, there is sure to be something that will catch your eye - all we ask is that you order a minimum of six bottles (though if you really only want one or two, get in touch and we will probably be able to help) If you are not sure, or the choice is just too difficult, then try one of our mixed cases, which have been specially designed to introduce the drinker to specific aspects of this fantastic wine region.

 

The Advice page is also worth a look, to discover things like what is actually meant by a unit of alcohol, thoughts on serving temperature, etc.

 

If you are looking for wines from a different part of the world, or if nothing here takes your fancy, then please have a look at my fellow members of the Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants (ASDW), at www.asdw.org.uk They are all true enthusiasts about wine.