So the A-Team have started their tour – care of Nick Dagley, our brilliant Buyer and Tour Guide! A whistle stop day included a stop at Chateau Margaux at 9am and a tasting conducted by Thibault son of Paul. For me, the wines were a pleasant surprise, with Pavillon Blanc showing really well. Next onto
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Today, we welcomed Paul Brajkovich of Kumeu River to our offices to show us their wines and talk about the region and the vintages, as Will Hepworth, Senior Wine Advisor, writes: It’s generally accepted that one’s palate is at its sharpest early in the day, and I can think of no better way to begin
The New Year heralds a new Burgundy en-primeur campaign bringing forth a flurry of tastings in early January, with many producers making the trip to London to showcase young wines from the forthcoming offer. As a Burgundy specialist we consider our tasting to be the jewel in the crown of our tasting and events schedule,
Even if, like me, you have been wise/lucky enough to make your hobby your job and therefore spend most of your time talking about something you feel passionate about for a living, there is no doubt that some days are simply better than others. A couple of weeks ago, we had a perfect example of
Roux at the Landau, Monday 12th November 2012 Fourteen guests assembled in the private dining Postillion Room at the Roux at the Landau restaurant. A glass of 1996 Dom Pérignon Œnothèque) established a thrillingly high standard for the evening whilst a frisson of excitement rippled around the room as Michel Roux Jnr. introduced himself
Our last day in Burgundy was much more about getting home to our respective families before the weekend than it was about wine tasting, but we did manage to squeeze in a couple of tastings in the morning, and very nice they were too. First stop was Jean-Marc Boillot’s house in Pommard to taste his
Our penultimate day in Burgundy started with a visit to the thoughtful Etienne at Domaine Jean Grivot. His caveat that he prepares the samples in the morning and they taste better as the day goes on is an interesting one, as most wines already showed vey well indeed. His focus on maintaining freshness in his
Day three of our 2011 Burgundy tasting week and the brief was simple though very different for each team: whilst Adrian, Edwina, Lucy & Will would get under the skin of the 2011 Chardonnays up and down the Côte de Beaune, Al, Kat, Nick and I would have to tough it out and taste (mostly) reds at
At the end of the first day in Burgundy, we have collapsed in our gite and are enjoying a cold (ish) beer before lighting the barbecue. It has been a glorious day on the Côte de Beaune, amazingly warm and sunny, the vines changing into their autumn hues. One could not ask for Burgundy to
In the World of Wine as a whole, South Africa holds a very particular place. Its climate is not quite as hot as other “New World” countries but it is definitely warmer than France or Italy, for instance. The resulting wines have a very unique quality and the best examples could be said to combine
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Bordeaux 2009-2012 – Grands Crus, Great Vintages May 1, 2013