Battling with Mother Nature
Head of buying Pierre Mansour on how to handle what Mother Nature throws at you in Bordeaux!
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Tasting the future by way of the past
Sebastian Payne MW has tasted a few Bordeaux en primeur wines in his time. He reflects on how different the 2017 vintage is.
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Bordeaux 2017
Léoville Barton made textbook wine in 2017 and was one of Sebastian Payne MW's picks of the vintage
Experience trips to other countries with our buying team
Beaujolais 2017
Growing Beaujolais
It’s not often that we examine the economics of wine regions, but it’s crunch time in Beaujolais with many growers going out of business. Buyer Toby Morrhall reports on changes taking place to transform the landscape and fortunes of this region and gets under the skin of Beaujolais’ top crus.
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Loire 2017: Part II
Out of Angers
Buyer Jo Locke MW and News & Content Editor Jo Goodman head out of the trade fair in Angers and into the cellars of some of our key suppliers in the region: Gratien & Meyer in Saumur, the Bougrier family in their brand new winery and the hewn-out tuffeau caves in Vouvray, Chinon and Touraine-Chenonceaux.
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Cognac 2017
Getting to know Cognac
Emma Briffett learns about the dedication put into creating our Society and Exhibition Cognacs, even witnessing one of them being blended, and changes from a relative Cognac novice to an avid enthusiast.
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Argentina
Argentina: the present and the future
Argentina's malbecs, with their softly alluring, fruit-forward charm, are deservedly in vogue. I've been buying South American wine for over two decades and have been excited to see the increasing variety and nuance.
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Bordeaux 2017
A good year for wisteria at Château Canon!
Bordeaux 2017
Overlooking Fronsac: our buyer for Bordeaux Tim Sykes on one of the rare sunny days during the trip to source 2017 Bordeaux
Bordeaux 2017
Preparing to taste in much more relaxing surroundings than the big organised primeur tastings. Buyer for Bordeaux Tim Sykes with Stéphanie Barousse at La Dauphine
Bordeaux 2017
Old school optical sorters! Photo courtesy of Basile Tesseron at Château Lafon Rochet
Bordeaux 2017
Entrance to Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou
Bordeaux 2017
Spotless winery at Château Phélan-Ségur, Saint-Estèphe
Bordeaux 2017
A more modern optical sorter at Phélan-Ségur. The machine photos each berry as it passes rejecting those that are less than perfect
Bordeaux 2017
Time to taste at Château Giscours, Margaux…'Full, rounded and with plenty of body and the structure to age…notes of mulberries and cedar combine with layered, grainy tannins to ensure a long life and plenty of pleasure to come.' Says buyer Tim Sykes…