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Bordeaux-Undiscovered (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Both the Telegraph and the Independent have reported that Britain is rediscovering its 800 years old taste for Bordeaux wines. Sales to the UK of red Bordeaux, or claret, are booming – and sales of wines priced between £6 - £10 a bottle from Bordeaux's appellations the Médoc and Haut Médoc have more than doubled in one year. The media has put this down to the phenomenal success of the claret vintage...
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Purple Liquid (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
I was not sure what to expect the other night when I opened a bottle of 1998 Château d'Aiguilhe . It is a Côtes de Castillon , an appellation next to Saint-Emilion that had the reputation to produce rather rustic wines, although of good value. Located on hills overlooking the Right Bank of the Dordogne River, Château d'Aiguilhe is one of the oldest estate in the region. Its sun-facing vineyards have...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Britain is rediscovering its 800 years old taste for Bordeaux wines. After a collapse in sales to the UK five years ago, exports of medium and higher quality red Bordeaux, or claret, are booming – defying the economic crisis which haunts other parts of the French wine industry.
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Decanter.com (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
Putting a brave face on predictions for the harvest the Bordeaux wine bureau (CIVB) is comparing 2008 to 1988 a drier than usual year'.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
NAPA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB) invites U.S. importers and distributors to nominate Bordeaux wines priced $8 to $35 retail for the 4th
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This French Life (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
IF you are a bit of a wine buff and have a question or two about the delights of Bordeaux, then take some time to quiz the head winemaker of...
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Eating Britain (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
Bordeaux wines demystified in a webchat with winemakers. Chat date: Tuesday 16th September Chat time: 1.00pm
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The Spirit World (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Bordeaux wines demystified in our webchat with winemakers Chat date: Tuesday 16th September Chat time: 1.00pm You might love French wines, but chances are you’ve found them labelled in such a way that it’s hard to know which one to choose, or even to remember which one you bought last time you went to the supermarket. Well [...]
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Photonics.com (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
French scientists are using high-energy ion beams from a particle accelerator to tell vintage Bordeaux wines from fakes. According to the
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
Could there be anything more French than a fine Bordeaux wine? A Graves Rouge for example, made from cabernet sauvignon and merlot grapes grown on vines planted on a south-facing slope on the left bank of the Garonne river. As it turns out, there could. Although the wine made at Chateau du Seuil is typical of the region, with its complex fruit flavours and nicely integrated oak and tannins, its makers...
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Jean-Luc Thunevin's Blog (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
The Cap Ferret is the favorite place for holidays for Bordeaux wine industry. It is the opportunity to meet and develop personal relationships between colleagues in an informal and more relaxed environment, and could lead to professional ones when business resumes. I don’t have a holiday house there, but I have the opportunity and privilege to be invited. I always question where does the limit between...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
Day 1 Bordeaux Aug. 19th 2008I arrived into Bordeaux via the night train at 820am. On the night train I only had a reclining seat and because I am a picky sleeper I was only able to get 34 hours of sleep. Before arriving in Bordeaux I checked out the tourist website for Bordeaux wine tours. Sidenote Bordeaux is on the southeast side of France near the coast is the largest wine producing r
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Serious About Wine (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
Oenophiles mark your calendars for October 23: wine mystic Robert Parker will host an exclusive tasting featuring Bordeaux wines from 2005, what Parker says is "the greatest vintage produced during my thirty year career." For $2,000 per person ($1,000 of which is a charitable donation toward Culinary Institute scholarships), tasters will sample 18 wines, [...]
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Luxist (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Filed under: Wine Oenophiles mark your calendars for October 23: wine mystic Robert Parker will host an exclusive tasting featuring Bordeaux wines from 2005, what Parker says is "the greatest vintage produced during my thirty year career." For $2,000 per person ($1,000 of which is a charitable donation toward Culinary Institute scholarships), tasters will sample 18 wines, including all five of the...
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The East Bay Business Times (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Robert Parker, the hugely influential wine writer and critic, will host an Oct. 23 Napa Valley seminar and wine tasting featuring the chance to sip premier 2005 vintage Bordeaux wines, which Parker has hailed as "the greatest vintage produced during my 30-year career."
