Bordeaux

Last Tour of 2024!

Dining at Chateau d’Yquem Great Bordeaux Tour VI 12 to 16 May 2024 is the LAST TOUR for this year to the world’s most important fine wine region. LAFITE was closed late last year for extensive renovations and will only reopen in 2025 or 2026, hence our visit to CHATEAU …

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Snowing at Petrus!

On 10 January 2024, light powdery snow covered the 11.3-hectare vineyard of Petrus In some 30 years of visiting the Pomerol great, it had never happened. Until last month. Wednesday 10 January 2024 to be exact. It was SNOWING at PETRUS! Although light, the snow was more than a flurry wisping across the Right …

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Breaking News! A Second White • Chateau Margaux

A SECOND WHITE • CHATEAU  MARGAUX Bordeaux has been producing white wine for a long time. In fact, during periods of its winemaking history, white wine was more prevalent than red. Since the early 18th Century, Chateau Margaux has produced a white wine. Known historically as Chateau Margaux Vin Blanc …

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Petrus Under Snow ❄️

Wednesday 10 January 2024 was special. A light snow furry was wisping across Saint-Julien and the rest of the Left Bank as our group left BEYCHEVELLE and the Gironde, heading for the Dordogne on the Right Bank. PETRUS was our destination. When we arrived, a winter wonderland greeted us. In …

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Chateau Pichon Baron • A New Era

CHATEAU PICHON BARON ushers in a new era following lengthy, meticulous renovations. Already one of the Médoc’s most ravishing edifices, the Pauillac Super Second Growth now boasts a new tasting room with panoramic views of some of Bordeaux’s greatest vineyards. There’s also a new reception area to welcome wine lovers …

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Sibling Rivalry

SIBLING RIVALRYPAVILLON ROUGE & BIG SISTER MARGAUX A great terroir needs the weather at its most cooperative to produce exceptional wine. Light and sun at the right time; wind when needed; and rain when precipitation is called for. Put in another way, timing is all-important. At a tasting last week …

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Fully Booked!

Chateau Yquem One of my most memorable assignments took place over the course of a week in May 2014. I was asked by YQUEM to organise and pair five dinners with top influencers and media in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Beijing and Shanghai. The vintages served at the five dinners …

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