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Holding Steady It was a case of as you were over the last three months of 2015, for the Bordeaux market at least. The lack of buyers’ conviction that had frustrated any discernible uptick in prices since the beginning of...
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Vignerons the world over will tell you that weather, above all, is the fundamental driver to making great wine. With its northerly continental climate the Côte d’Or is particularly beholden to the vicissitudes of weather each year, giving every vintage...
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As I hope you know, we have a host of very delicious wines on our list. Some require cellaring for years before revealing their true brilliance. Others, you just need to pop the cork, decant for an hour, sit back...
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Returning from two weeks’ tasting of the delightful 2014s, there are some beautifully expressive wines representing the stunning terroir of the Côte d’Or. These are gorgeous examples of the very best that Pinot Noir and Chardonnay can offer in this,...
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The great Tenuta dell’Ornellaia in Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast, is now lead by Axel Heinz. It was a pleasure to attend a dinner at the newly opened and delicious Italian restaurant Bernardi’s on Seymour Street – their food matched...