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
Loire 2017
Salon des Vins de Loire
The annual Loire trade fair was an exciting opportunity for buyer Jo Locke and News & Content Editor Joanna Goodman to catch up with some of our producers - and discover a few new ones too.
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Portugal 2015
Douro top to toe
Digital analyst and keen wine student David Mitchell joins buyer Joanna Locke MW on a revelatory three-day tour of the Douro Valley.
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South Africa 2016
Cape Expectations
A new generation has brought a new energy to the Cape's winelands, making this not just one of the most beautiful regions to visit, but also one of the most exciting.
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Bordeaux 2016
Bordeaux for the first time
Trainee buyer Freddy Bulmer joins head of buying Tim Sykes on an eye-opening trip to Bordeaux where he’s thrown in at the deep end with trips to Society favourites Sichel, Dourthe, Moueix and Dubourdieu.
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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…