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Ch Ducru Beaucaillou has always had a special place in my affections. When I was sent to Bordeaux as a callow youth, it was Ronald Barton and Jean-Eugene Borie who were not only incredibly kind to me, but can also...
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January Blues and Dry January are somewhat of a mystery to us lucky ones in the fine wine world. In fact on a wine-tasting front, January can be one of my most exciting months of the year. It is the...
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With the 2012 Bordeaux vintage now in bottle, the famous Union des Grands Crus of Bordeaux and some 100 Chateaux and their owners
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Last week, the great and good of the UK wine trade descended upon the sun drenched Portico Rooms of Somerset House, for what is becoming an essential
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One and a half weeks into the campaign and the Bordelais have responded to the calls of press and trade that the prices this year must come down.