Apologies for the delay in posting our summaries – as many will tell you mobile data coverage in Bordeaux can sometimes be ‘patchy’! Day 2 First stop Ducru-Beaucailou at 8.45am and we were early for our appointment – not a regular occurence on this trip! Bruno Borie hosted the tasting and likened the 2012s to
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It was back in the saddle (or back in our VW Sharan with comedy automatic doors) bright and early for our first appointment at Château Montrose in St-Estèphe. In the brief moments of sunshine between the rain, St-Estèphe – with its relative hilliness – was rather pretty, but the cloud returned pretty quickly – it
Hayley Wright, one of our fine wine advisors, is currently studying for her WSET (Wine and Spirit Educational Trust) Diploma. Here, she gives us just a snapshot of a day in her studious life! As the first term of a jam packed WSET diploma course winds down, I sit and reflect upon the first ten
Lay & Wheeler was founded in 1854 and as such we consider ourselves as being a reasonably old company – 159 years, that’s not a bad innings. Strangely though, I think we always think of “new world” producers as being young, up-and-coming and very, well, very “new” - yet some Australian wine producers in particular
“This is clearly another very great vintage in Bordeaux. When I first discussed the wines in Issue 194 (5-2-11), I didn’t think it exceeded in overall quality the Bordeaux that was produced in 2009, 2005 or perhaps even 2000, but I think it’s safe to say that, other than 2009, this vintage has turned out
Yesterday, a few of the team were able to attend the A+ Australian Wine Tasting in, fittingly and not-unsurprisingly, Australia House in London. Always a popular event with journalists and the wine trade alike, this is one of the best opportunities to taste a vast array of Australian wines from across the full vinous geography
Promoting a grande marque, top level champagne is quite unlike anything else in the wine industry. For one thing, there’s a budget to spend (a rare commodity these days) and even more so should you happen to be a champagne house owned by fashion label. Having a budget means you can make a splash, should
Exclusively selected for Fine Wine Plan members, the six wines in the new winter offer present some exciting and sought-after opportunities for collectors who are looking for interesting wines with great personality. We are delighted to be able to include one of Barossa’s most iconic wines; the 2010 Amon-Ra from Ben Glaetzer. Our buying team
Greetings at the end of what has been, perhaps for everyone in the UK, a rather challenging year in many ways. Certainly for those of us in the wine trade, it’s been a year of real highs and lows, but a good one to help us re-examine what it is that actually makes us and
Robert Parker has just released his in bottle 2010 Southern Rhone scores. He has pronounced what we already knew, that it really is a special vintage, producing wines of great concentration, but what makes them really special is the freshness, energy and precision they possess. “2010 is a great vintage that is extremely close in
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