No waffle or ham, just great wine in the Bishopsgate shop from noon.

Today marks a break from Bordeaux with a much needed injection of US sunshine, warmth and optimism delivered by Master Sommelier Gearoid Devaney, who'll be joining us between 12 and 2 and again at teatime to show these wines from California and Washington State. Here's your opportunity to taste wines from established and newer favourites in the company of one of London's wine trade rising stars.

We love this sort of wine. We're huge fans of Burgundy and revel in finding wines from other parts of the world that sport seductive textures, have freshness and above all a sense of the place where they were born. We think these do and we are delighted to have Gearoid here to share them and their stories with you. /CW