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There can be no better time to visit a wine producing region than in glorious sunshine just 2 weeks before the harvest, following 6 weeks of equally warm weather. We found vineyards in perfect health and the winegrowers in high...
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I spent two days last week in Burgundy which made me love this wonderful region more than ever. I visited five domaines and, notwithstanding the devastation that the frost had wreaked on their vines, the vignerons all managed to be...
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Returning to Bordeaux two weeks after the Union des Grands Cru tasting has given me a wonderful opportunity to restate the wines we have selected for our 2015 offer and one or two additional wines that warranted re-tasting.
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Bordeaux is a complex region and any attempt to describe it in a single word or phrase is inevitably reductive. In 2015 there are some absolutely wonderful wines, with the vintage’s hallmarks of succulently ripe yet pure fruit, fresh acidity...
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What better way to finish my week of UGC tastings than a day full of sunshine in Sauternes.