A First Growth line up
On Saturday night, we had a very spoiling evening. A few years back a great friend of mine bought a collection of wines from the year of his birth.
On Saturday night, we had a very spoiling evening. A few years back a great friend of mine bought a collection of wines from the year of his birth.
The French love of bureaucracy is no secret, but the continuing row over the St Emilion re-classification is impressive even by their standards.
For those of you with a few spare hundred million Euros (or rather more depending on whom you speak to) who have always wanted to own a First Growth Bordeaux Chateau now is your chance.
These days of recession, stagflation and credit crunch have ensured that most visits to the City are rather gloomy affairs. Not so last week. I was invited to the Wallbrook to taste eight recent vintages of Ch Guiraud followed by...
Last weekend I was lucky enough to taste two vintages side by side from this prestigious 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac. Grand-Puy-Lacoste is usually considered to outperform its classification and these wines are no exception. Grand-Puy-Lacoste 1999 was absolutely delicious and...