Friday, 29 November 2019

What is Phenolic ripeness? And is climate change effecting grapes ripening?

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There are certain words that pop up in my day to day work and I always assume that I know what they mean. Sometimes these words are rather s...
Friday, 16 August 2019

Treasury Wine Estates buys Chateau Cambon la Pelouse in Bordeaux

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Penfolds buys a Chateau! Treasury Wine Estates(TWE) announced yesterday that they have just bought Chateau Cambon la Pelouse in the Medoc ...
Tuesday, 13 August 2019

What does Grand Cru mean in Champagne?

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We have already explored what the term 'Grand Cru' means in Bordeaux and Burgundy . But what does 'Grand Cru' mean in Cham...
Tuesday, 6 August 2019

What does Grand Cru mean in Burgundy?

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The small vineyard of Romanée Conti behind the village of Vosne-Romanée. The term ‘Grand Cru’ used in Burgundy refers to the top 33 re...
Friday, 26 July 2019

What does Grand Cru mean in Bordeaux?

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Some delicious wines, but are they all 'Grand Cru'? The words 'Grand Cru' have various meanings in the Bordeaux area. E...
Tuesday, 19 February 2019

2009 Bordeaux, 10 years On....Was Robert Parker right to give 19 Chateaux 100 points?

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Last week I spent two fascinating days in London tasting and reviewing the top Bordeaux wines from the 2009 vintage. This was the '10 ye...
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Friday, 1 February 2019

2015 Bordeaux.....The 'Southwold' Tasting

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Last week I had the pleasure of tasting over 260 Bordeaux wines from the 2015 vintage. The 'Southwold' tasting was hosted at Farr Vi...