Journal

Trevor and Benji are in fierce agreement that a structure of a wine is all-important:

“A great wine to me has to be long, big and light,” states Benji

“Yes, it needs shoulders but it needs elegance,” agrees Trevor.

“Who does it look like?”

Trevor thinks for a moment. “An East German swimmer circa 1974 of indiscriminate sex but very beautiful!”

Words by Mina Holland, photographs by Elena Heatherwick

Terroirs – generally taken to mean the climate and the soil in which grapes are grown and wine is made – are essential to the character of a wine. But Trevor and Boulevard Napoleon winemaker, Benji Darnault, add ‘people’ to their definition of the term. 

Words by Mina Holland, photographs by Elena Heatherwick

Ours is an all-French wine list. When you’ve got all of France to play with, says Trevor, there’s no need to look further afield; they’re our neighbours and that proximity makes for better, closer working relationships. Today we list over 50 independent French winemakers at St. JOHN.

Words by Mina Holland, photographs by Elena Heatherwick