Introducing Magnum

Alan Rayne was awarded the  “Commandeur d'Honneur of the Grand-Maitre de L’Ordre Du Bontemps” in Bordeaux. This is a very special honour awarded every two years by the top Chateaux.

Magnum Fine Wines is one of the foremost specialists in fine wines and fine wine investment.

Established in 1985, Magnum Fine Wines Ltd has gained an enviable reputation in assisting its clients to obtain the very best performance from their investments in fine wines.

As specialists in fine wines, Magnum select from only the top 25 Chateaux out of over 4000 in Bordeaux. To assist us, we retain the services of David Peppercorn, a Master of Wine for over 35 years, who combines his knowledge with Magnum's expertise in portfolio management. This enables us to recommend a portfolio of Fine Wines perfectly suited to your requirements.

The Commanderie du Bontemps, which Alan Rayne chairman was awarded, plays the role of ambassador all the world over for the wines of these three great regions and helps to maintain the local traditions associated with wine.

The costume is a simplified version of that worn by the ancient Commanderies, comprising ample folds of velvet in Bordeaux-red or golden-yellow, enhanced by a cloak of green for the Commanders of the Médoc, Sauternes and Barsac, and of green and gold for those of the Graves. The buckle holding everything in place is a facsimile of the bontemps (the "bontemps", a wooden bowl in which the cellar-master beats the egg-whites used for fining and clarifing the wine). The bontemps served as a model for the Commanders' head-dress, a hat of wine-coloured velvet and white organdy symbolizing the wine-stained wood and the beaten egg-whites.

The Commanderie is an association of the three great wine activities, vine-growers, brokers and merchants. The vine-growers bring their personal presence, their know-how, their land and their installations, the brokers their knowledge of the product and of men, the merchants their relations, their practice in the markets, and their world-wide opportunities.

Should you find drinking your wine preferable to an Investment Portfolio, then we would like to suggest that you take a look at our complete wine list.

Be sure to also check the Special Offers page for a list of this months price reductions.

Whatever your choice we hope you find your visit to our site a worthwhile experience.

Please contact us for a personalised service for selecting wines to suit you.