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Bordeaux, a History
In August I made my second ever presentation to the North East Wine Tasting Society (after a successful look at German wines back in 2011) with a selection of wines from arguably the most famous wine region of them all, … Continue reading
Northumbria Food & Wine 2012 – Masterful Talks
As mentioned in the general review post on the 2nd Northumbria Food and Wine Festival the bar was raised for 2012 with a Master of Wine and 2 MW students joining Marta Mateus and Max de Nardo on the bill. … Continue reading
Château d’Yquem
What’s in a name? that which we call Sauternes, by any other name would taste as sweet. My butchering of the Bard aside, when it comes to the great sweet wines of Sauternes and Barsac there is one name that … Continue reading
Posted in In Vino Veritas, Wine Producers, Wine Regions
Tagged AdVintage, Bordeaux, Botrytis, d'Yquem, France, Sauternes
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Tim Atkin and Lebanese Wines
Last Sunday the 2012 EAT! Festival Wine Fair opened its doors in a new venue, the grand surroundings of the Assembly Rooms, Newcastle. As usual the region’s local wine retailers turned out in force to show off their bottles – … Continue reading
Posted in Local Tastings, N.E. Retailers, Wine Festivals, Wine Producers, Wine Regions
Tagged Bin21, Chateau Musar, Lebanon, Tim Atkin
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Bergerac and Bordeaux, 2012 summer holiday
On Saturday 7th July 2012 we touched down at Limoges airport in France with a group of (almost) complete strangers to begin a wine themed tour of Bergerac and Bordeaux organised by local company AdVintage Wine Services, run by Suzanne Locke … Continue reading
Posted in In Vino Veritas, Wine Regions
Tagged AdVintage, Bergerac, Bordeaux, France, Monbazillac, Saint Emilion, Sauternes
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A Chinese Toast
The 2011 Decanter World Wine Awards dinner was held last Wednesday with the results of the top awards winners announced on the night. For the first time in its history a Chinese Wine took an International Trophy, the highest award … Continue reading
Posted in In Vino Veritas, Just having a drink, Wine Regions
Tagged Cabernet Franc, Chateau Bolongbao, China
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Tempranillo Day, Hola!
Today was the 1st International Tempranillo Day, organised by TAPAS (Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos Society), a North American Organisation dedicated to promoting this intrinsically Spanish grape in America and Internationally. To be fair, for reasons of impartiality, I should … Continue reading
Posted in Just having a drink, Wine Producers, Wine Regions
Tagged Montecastro, Ribera del Duero, Tempranillo
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Die Riesling Manufaktur
Johannes Schmitz isn’t your typical Moselian, his Rebenhof winery on the southern edge of Ürzig is testimony to that. In contrast to an otherwise traditional Mosel village his glass, steel and concrete monument to the 21st Century proudly pronounces the … Continue reading
Posted in Wine Producers, Wine Regions
Tagged Germany, Hochmoselbrücke, Mosel, Rebenhof, Reign of Terroir, Riesling, Stelvin, Ürzig, Würzgarten
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Mosel Meanderings
Day 1: Myself, a South African and a brand new BMW 112d (thanks Europcar!!) headed out of Wetzlar, Germany on a sunny Friday afternoon and headed east for the Mosel with a 600km limit on the rental car and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernkastel, Germany, Hochmoselbrücke, Mosel, Rebenhof, Riesling, Ürzig
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