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Samuel Billaud's 2018s
At last, a generous vintage in Chablis. 'I've never a seen a vintage like this in all my time in Chablis', 48-year-old Samuel Billaud said with a gentle smile. Fresh...
Julia Harding MW
Thursday 8 August 2019
• 4 min read
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2018 – Lécaillon's once-in-a-lifetime vintage
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Tuesday 13 November 2018
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Gavin Quinney’s keenly anticipated Bordeaux 2018 vintage report. See also our comprehensive report on 2016s in bottle , also published...
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A plea for a change in how the Douro Valley works from Paul Symington, on the verge of retirement from...
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Graham and his son Andrew Nutter of Ch St-Jacques d'Albas in Minervois sent this report written on the eve of...
Alder on America
Alder traverses North America to bring news of the latest, still current, harvest. In preparing to summarise the state of...
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This year may well be a good one for those selling agrochemicals to the wine industry. Downy mildew, known simply...
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See also today's Throwback Thursday article, Hugel Riesling old and new.
Last week these members of the 11 wine families...
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It’s mid June, and we’re sitting in the kitchen in a small village in the Aude, watching rain lashing the...
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Gavin Quinney of Ch Bauduc in the Entre-Deux-Mers sends this report on the hailstorms that have been discussed on our...
Alder on America
Long used to depending on the weather, grape growers in California are largely scratching their heads these days, as long-standing...
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