Thread: UK, Majestic buy Lay and Wheelers

"John T" wrote in message .......
>
> of interest for UK afwer's
>
> Sad to see one of the oldest family run merchants in the UK, being bailed
> out by the big chain Majestic.
>
> Sign of things to come, and the greedy Bordelais still not living in the
> real world re en-primeur Claret


And of particular interest to others further afield, JT.

I have fond memories of working with L&W back in the early '90s - they
imported some St.Helena (NZ) wines, and I spent a week or so in the UK with
them, "entertaining" during some of their well attended evening client
nights - we had a ball.

They were based in Colchester at the time - I was most honoured to be
invited to the annual dinner of "The Colchester Association for the
protection of property" (The Thieves Dinner??") - an affair which dates
back to 1783, IIRC.

As my good friend George Harrison once penned "All things must pass" - but
tis sad indeed.

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st.helier

"st.helier" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "John T" wrote in message .......
>>
>> of interest for UK afwer's
>>
>> Sad to see one of the oldest family run merchants in the UK, being bailed
>> out by the big chain Majestic.
>>
>> Sign of things to come, and the greedy Bordelais still not living in the
>> real world re en-primeur Claret
>
>
> And of particular interest to others further afield, JT.
>
> I have fond memories of working with L&W back in the early '90s - they
> imported some St.Helena (NZ) wines, and I spent a week or so in the UK
> with them, "entertaining" during some of their well attended evening
> client nights - we had a ball.
>
> They were based in Colchester at the time - I was most honoured to be
> invited to the annual dinner of "The Colchester Association for the
> protection of property" (The Thieves Dinner??") - an affair which dates
> back to 1783, IIRC.
>
> As my good friend George Harrison once penned "All things must pass" -
> but tis sad indeed.
>
> --
>
> st.helier
>

"st.helier" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:gp05jj$bdk$[email protected]..
>
> "John T" wrote in message .......
>>
>> of interest for UK afwer's
>>
>> Sad to see one of the oldest family run merchants in the UK, being bailed
>> out by the big chain Majestic.
>>
>> Sign of things to come, and the greedy Bordelais still not living in the
>> real world re en-primeur Claret
>
>
> And of particular interest to others further afield, JT.
>
> I have fond memories of working with L&W back in the early '90s - they
> imported some St.Helena (NZ) wines, and I spent a week or so in the UK
> with them, "entertaining" during some of their well attended evening
> client nights - we had a ball.
>
> They were based in Colchester at the time - I was most honoured to be
> invited to the annual dinner of "The Colchester Association for the
> protection of property" (The Thieves Dinner??") - an affair which dates
> back to 1783, IIRC.
>
> As my good friend George Harrison once penned "All things must pass" -
> but tis sad indeed.
>

I think their service must have deteriorated considerably since then,
judging by my b-i-l's experience with them.
Graham