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Thank you everyone for your kind words.
We love our work and it is so good when we hear from happy customers.
Get in touch if we can assist with any events or wine purchases.
Marian & Torquil
Charles Nel
Wine Tasting event and wine sales
Thanks to Marian for a fabulous online tasting with Rijk (owner) from Muratie and fabulous service with the the wines I ordered online. Please let me know if there any winey events happening in Scotland in future or if you are returning to Loch Lomond country. Best regards, Charles Nel
Nov 2024
Susan Jack
Wine sale
I was looking for a particular South African wine that we had tasted with friends on holiday and it was on Carte du vins website - but out of stock. I emailed Marian and she responded quickly to say it was coming back in soon and would let me know. I ordered the wine with some others and it came in time to give to our friends as a gift!
Excellent service and very good selection of South African wines I would recommend Carte du vin happily to anyone.
18.12.23
David & Diana Davis
Wine sales and Wine tasting events
We have known Marian & Torq for quite a while and were delighted to find someone who sold SA wines which we love, having had so many wonderful holidays there. The wine tasting events have always been great fun, we travel from |Hertfordshire to Hampshire to join in, always good great value and enjoyable. We joined the Wine Club and always look forward to the quarterly delivery of excellent wines. We agreed we would buy better quality wines but drink less, not sure that has worked!!!
26/09/23
Paul Drummond
Wine Sales
We have bought several cases of outstanding red/white wines from Marian and Torquil over last 2-3 years - usually their South African ones, as they are our favourites!
The service is faultless and speedy - a bit like our consumption of the wines once they arrive, despite my best intentions when ordering!
I have no hesitation in suggesting that you must try their wines, if you haven't already - and am certain you not be disappointed.
Best wishes, Paul and Glynis, in sunny, snowy (today!) Derbyshire
January 2023
Tricia Patston
70th birthday celebration
Last month my 70th birthday party was held at my daughter's house courtesy of Marian and Torq. They provided a delicious meal accompanied by champagne and a good selection of wines. It was so relaxing being able to enjoy such an excellent meal in the setting of one's own home. We were sixteen people in total (including the grandchildren) and everyone had a great time.
Thank you Marian and Torq
19112022
Andrew Thorman
Great customer service
If you value the sense of a personal relationship married to good value wines at competitive prices then you’ve found the right place. At last I discovered my favourite South African wine here which had previously been hard, if not impossible, to find in the UK. Cheers!
June 2022
Louise
Gourmet Meal
Thank you for hosting a wonderful 90th birthday lunch with food and wine paired to perfection. A delighted father who enjoyed the special attention, description of the wines and delicious flavours of a lamb roast. Gluten-free was no problem as well and a relaxed time spent by all. Thank you Torq and Marian. Here's to his 100th!
22/11/2021
Michael
Food and wine pairing
It was great to have an Italian Sommelier host the food and wine evening on the 22nd October. My favourite white wine was the Talamonti Aternum and the red that stood out for me was the Chianti DOCG from Castello Della Paneretta. As usual, the food coming from Marian's kitchen was delicious and paired really well with the wines. 10/10 evening.....thank you.
19/11/2021
Amanda Johnson
Wine sales
As lovers of South African wine it was a happy event that found my husband and I stranded in SA in March 2020 with only Marian and Torq for company in an out of town hotel. The rest is history and the Lynx wine along with the delivery service is second to none! Thankyou!
28/4/21
David Davis
Wine sales and Tastings
I have dealt with Marian & Torque for some years now and they have become friends, they provide an excellent choice of wines, SA mainly for us and have supported our local Classic Car Club Transport Picnic with a stall providing wines tasting and sales. Friendly efficient service, is there anything else you need, I think not.
27/11/20
Gary Taylor
Wine sales
I visit a lot of South African wineries and normally bring my faves back home. With current travel restrictions in place it was a treat to stumble across Carte du Vin and their small but perfectly formed selection of SA wines. Clos Malverne Auret is one of my favourite reds ever, thanks for stocking it!
19/10/2020
Terry Gander
Wine Sales
We had the Snow Mountain Sparkling Vonkel at my daughters birthday celebration -limited numbers in the garden -but we think it was the last hot Sunday . The Snow mountain was lovely everyone praised it in comparison to the other sparkling offerings -thoroughly recommend to any one .
1st Oct 20
Beth Turner - USA
Wine Sales
Just used carte-du-vin for the first time! Marian was so helpful in assisting me with a local gift delivery for a birthday. This is a great shop and I hope to visit in person some day! If you live in this area, please support them, or if you need to make a remote purchase for someone local there, shop carte-du-vin
Apr-20
David Burton - CAWC
Tasting Event
Dear Torq & Marian,
Chalfont & Amersham Wine Club had our AGM last night, where we vote for the Wine of the year
I am pleased to report that Domaine Bourdon Pouilly Fuissé which you showed at our meeting, emerged as the white wine of the year.
Normally our club favour red wine but on this occassion the Pouilly Fuissé was voted overall 'Wine Of The Year'
On behalf of the committee, please can you accept our thanks for introducing such a high quality wine to our club.
Dec18
Jo - Festival goer
Tasting Event
Dear Carte-du-vin,
I am sure you receive lots of appreciative emails after an event like CarFest.
However, I will continue anyway.
We discovered you at the festival three years ago and have come back each time as irritating repeat visitors who then forget to use you throughout the normal year.
You really are rather marvellous and should be congratulated for it.
You allow us each time to buy wine, then you keep it cold for us until we drag ourselves away from the fun to collect and drink it.
Not only is your wine lovely but you are all lovely to deal with on the stand too despite being faced with people like us when you have worked for an incredibly long weekend.
We had south African white which was delicious and new to us. Thank you. Three bottles later and we happily stumbled home.
I promise faithfully to actually remember to look at your other wines now that we are all back to normal after the bank holiday festivities.
I hope you had a productive weekend. I sincerely hope it is worth your while to work the stand. We do tell everyone about you throughout the year. I hope you continue to find the event worthwhile.
Aug-18
Ron
Wine Sales
Dear carte-du-vin,
Just a quick message to thank you for your prompt dispatch of the two posters I ordered to be sent to Paris.
They have arrived safely, and my daughter and her partner are delighted with them. The posters are, as I write, being framed and already have earmarked wall space in Le Tablier Rouge!
Many thanks.
Jul-19
Richmond Park Conservative Association from Barnes London Private Wine Tasting -Fund raising event
Tasting Event
Huge thanks to Marian and Torq for driving all the way to Barnes, SW London, for our fund-raising wine-tasting event. It was a great success and people are already asking about a follow-up later in the year. Torq's description of each of the wines hit just the right note......informative and entertaining. Marian and Torq mingled with the crowd while the wines were being tasted, and this was an added bonus for those who wanted more information. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable evening, and lots of orders still coming in for the wines we sampled. Thank so much for an excellent evening.
Mar-18
David - Chairman of IBM Wine Appreiciation Society.
Tasting Event
What an excellent, innovative and fun idea your 22tipple deal is. We love getting two, great quality, surprise wines each month that you have carefully selected and then delivered to our door. When I signed up I liked the idea of trying wines I wouldn’t have the imagination or time to seek out; what I didn’t expect was the fun of the whole deal. It feels like we receive a present each month and the anticipation of opening the box makes it a really enjoyable experience and that’s without opening the bottles! Your wines are very good and we have genuinely enjoyed every bottle you have selected. We’re enjoying a wider selection of wine and benefiting from your experience, the notes you enclose are concisely informative and help us select the right meal with which to enjoy wine – a great service thank you!
Mar-19
Simon Hughes
Monthly Club
What an excellent, innovative and fun idea your 22tipple deal is. We love getting two, great quality, surprise wines each month that you have carefully selected and then delivered to our door. When I signed up I liked the idea of trying wines I wouldn’t have the imagination or time to seek out; what I didn’t expect was the fun of the whole deal. It feels like we receive a present each month and the anticipation of opening the box makes it a really enjoyable experience and that’s without opening the bottles! Your wines are very good and we have genuinely enjoyed every bottle you have selected. We’re enjoying a wider selection of wine and benefiting from your experience, the notes you enclose are concisely informative and help us select the right meal with which to enjoy wine – a great service thank you!
Jan-19