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Jacky Blot: Loire Valley Legend

I had the pleasure last night of attending the Jacky Blot tasting & dinner at the Pantechnicon in Motcomb Street. The evening kicked off with a glass of sparkling

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Bordeaux Tasting Trip 2- Day Four

Monsieur et Madame Bernard are as generous hosts as you will come across anywhere. Dinner at Domaine de Chevalier, officiated by Olivier filling us with six vintages all ending in ’01, served blind, was

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Bordeaux Tasting Trip 2- Day Three

Yet another glorious morning- the roses are out and the wisteria looks resplendent on the walls of Ducru Beaucaillou as we head to our first meeting. What a wonderful way to start the day; Bruno Borie is rightly proud of...

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Bordeaux Tasting Trip 2- Day Two

Two eggs, yoghurt, croissant, orange juice, tea, then… Dame and Ch Montrose- wines of great power with concentrated fruit and huge tannins. These wines are

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Bordeaux Tasting Trip 2- Day One

The sun that greeted Day One of our tasting trip and the dinner we had at Le Boucher (punctuated by a few Poires), only served to fully enthuse the tasting team of

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