Whenever I talk to people about Bordeaux wines, their minds usually drift towards expensive reds that rich people buy. Well hopefully over the last few weeks and months you’ve begun to realize that there are amazing reds from across Bordeaux that fit every budget going. But we’re still talking about reds. Do they not make […]
I’ve spent most of the day putting together the final touches for tomorrow night. It’s my first 20h33 Tasting Night in the UK and I’ve no idea whether I’m nervous or excited?!
A few years back a mate of mine and myself did a cookery course at the Cordon Bleu School in London. It wasn’t like we’re now amazing chefs or anything, but it was a skills course, so we’re both pretty handy now at what we think we should be doing!
Buying wine these days just keeps getting easier doesn’t it? You’ve got shops, the internet, and obviously your friendly neighbourhood wine broker to sort out all your wine needs. Surely the old method of jumping on the ferry over the channel and winging your way down those glorious French motorways to the Châteaux themselves to […]
A massive percentage of wines made in Bordeaux are blends. That is to say they are a mixture of wines made from different grape varieties.
There are these two “places” that get talked about all the time when people are discussing wine from Bordeaux. There’s the Left Bank, and there’s the Right Bank. I suppose it’s important to know what they are, if for no other reason than to get a rough idea of where things are down Bordeaux-way!
Nearly every bottle of wine coming out of Bordeaux comes from a Château. There are the famous ones like Château Margaux, or Château Haut-Brion. There are the not so famous ones, but still fantastic wines, like Château Moulin De La Roquille that we have the honour of stocking. All produced by the hundreds or even […]
People the world round think they know Bordeaux. They’ve got it up there in its comfy little pigeonhole where it can stay. “Bordeaux is over-priced red wine.” Done! Move on….
Un samedi de septembre en Bordelais. Il est 15h quand nous rejoignons Axel De Lavaux au Château Martinet, propriété familiale aux portes de Libourne. « Venez, l’équipe est en train de vendanger, vous allez voir l’arrivée du raisin au cuvier ! » Sa passion est contagieuse. Petit coup d’œil sur la parcelle, l’ambiance est conviviale. C’est […]
