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Bordeaux 2025 – a pivotal en primeur campaign?
Nick Martin reflects as another en primeur campaign winds up. Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste (pictured above) bundled a visit to the property with the en primeur purchase of their ‘variation case’ this...
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This year's Decanter Man of the Year is Aubert de Villaine of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti – apparently, if almost...
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While researching tomorrow's article on wine's extraordinary invasion of Asia for the Financial Times and Free for all on the...
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Bordoverview is a simple and revealing website comparing critics' scores on the most notable Bordeaux 2009s. Those trying to make...
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It's so odd to be sitting by the beautiful garden of a country house hotel ( Casa Velha do Palheiro)...
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American consumers’ right to order wine from out-of-state producers and have it shipped to their homes is again under siege...
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I have to say that I am saddened by today's news that New Zealand has overtaken Germany as supplier of...
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Since today is the first day of our three-day publication of tasting notes on the roughly 450 bordeaux 2009s I...
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In a sign that the global economy must surely be in recovery, glass company Riedel has announced a super-premium range...
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Although of course I am missing Julia, who is staying at home trying to make sense of my tasting notes...
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Vinfolio looked so promising when it was founded in 2003, a glamorous one-stop provider of an increasing array or goods...
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See also Tamlyn‘s tasting notes from a 10th anniversary tasting of wines from The WineBarn. In the tiny, picturesque Hampshire...
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I’ve just hosted wine dinners on consecutive nights in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing designed to publicise the forthcoming mainland...
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Here's how to feel important. Go to Yamanashi prefecture in Japan, where 95% of all Japanese Koshu grapes are grown...
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Phil Laffer, chief winemaker of Jacob’s Creek et al, is a bit gloomy. Not only does he put his heart...
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Spare a thought for the visitors to the current Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Not only is there...
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The admirable Tim Hanni MW of the Napa Valley has been rattling our cages recently – not least by building...
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