Royal Welsh uncork regimental wine

The Royal Welsh Regiment will unveil its new regimental wine in the presence of the Queen when she presents new colours to the regiment in Cardiff next week.

Sourced from Château du Seuil, a Welsh-owned property in the Graves region of Bordeaux, a white from the 2013 vintage and a red from the 2010 will be served at a lunch following the presentation of the new colours by the Queen on 11 June.

The presentation of the new colours is the final formal recognition of the Royal Welsh which was formed in 2006 with the amalgamation of the Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Royal Regiment of Wales.

Château du Seuil was acquired by Welsh couple Bob and Sue Watts in 1988 and is today run by their daughter Nicola Allison and her husband Sean. The family also have relatives who served with the regiment’s forebears.

Allison said: “The thought of being part of this marvellous historic occasion with The Royal Welsh and to see our Regimental wines being presented to her Majesty is something which was beyond our wildest dreams as a Welsh-born winemaker in France. This great honour is something which we will always cherish, I am sure it will be an unforgettable day in the history of Château du Seuil.”

The wines were chosen by the director of Fine Wines Direct UK, Greg Williams, and the regimental adjutant, Captain Ben Phillips.

Williams said: “We are immensely proud to be supplying the marvellous and award-winning Château du Seuil wines to The Royal Welsh. We look forward to many years of toasting the Regiment with its own French wine with a Welsh heart.”

He told the drinks business that his company has a long-standing history with the regiment, supplying wines to the mess and that, even if not a locally-produced Welsh wine, it did at least “complete the circle” with a Welsh merchant supplying a Welsh regiment with wine produced by a Welsh family.