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?!
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20h33 Tasting Nights
Étiquette : wein
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 […]
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What Do We Mean By Blending?
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!
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What Is A Château?
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 […]