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PET NAT – THE HIPPEST DRINK IN THE BAR
With names like Piggy Pop, Cosmonat and Flower Girl and bright psychedelic funky labels, ‘Pet Nats’ might sound and look like frivolous fizzy drinks. They are in fact very interesting deliciously fruity sparkling wines which are currently hugely popular around the world. The name Pet Nat means Petillant Naturel – hence the name given
by Rose Murray Brown5 viewsarticlesaustraliafrancegermanysouth-africasparkling-wines - news
Day 4 – Bordeaux 2022 Tour
Angus Barcroft from our private clients team gives us an insight into day four of Bordeaux en primeur tastings: Day 4 Today we had another early start that saw us heading up the D2 road for a day of tasting along the left bank in Saint-Julien, Pauillac & Saint-Estèphe. The word of the day that […]
by Angus Barcroft5 views2022-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-postbordeauxen-primeurfine-winefrance - news
Day 3 – Bordeaux 2022 Tour
Tom Lorimer from our private clients team takes us through the third day on the road in Bordeaux: Day 3 A fairly straightforward itinerary for the team today: work out how to open boot the on our over-designed hire car, mop-up the rest of the right bank, and then head north to start tackling the […]
by Tom Lorimer5 views2022-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-postbordeauxen-primeurfine-winefrance - news
Day 1 & 2 – Bordeaux 2022 Tour
And we’re off, scouting Châteaux for the best of Bordeaux 2022. Our head of Private Clients, Jack Chapman is sending us his notes and impressions, giving us a verbal tour of some of the finest wines of Bordeaux’s right bank, and the team’s take on the mystifying 2022 vintage. The first visits include: Château Nénin […]
by Jack Chapman5 views2022-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-postbordeauxen-primeurfine-winefrance - news
The Cognac Conundrum: Why the World’s Most Celebrated Brandy Is Ignored in Its Homeland
About 212.5 million bottles of Cognac were sold in 2022, according to the Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC), the spirit’s trade organization. Only 2.8 percent, or about 5.95 million of them, were sold in France, with the remaining 97.2 percent exported to leading markets such as the United States, China, and elsewhere in Europe. How is it possible that the French don’t consume their own product, one with centuries of storied history? The article The Cognac Conundrum: Why the World’s Most Celebrated Brandy Is Ignored in Its Homeland appeared first on VinePair .
by Jake Emen5 viewsreading-about-drinkingcognacfrancespiritwine - news
Jack Chapman: What to expect from 2022 Bordeaux
I am going out on a limb with this blog entry, to say that you probably don’t need me to tell you that Lafite, Mouton, Margaux and Haut-Brion will probably be exceptional in the 2022 releases. It is, by now, far from a secret that we’ve got an outstanding vintage on our hands. Indeed, the […]
by Jack Chapman5 views2022-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-postbordeauxen-primeurfine-winefrance - news
UNDER £12 WINES
Everyone loves a bargain when times get tough – so I have been searching for wines under £12 across the world to serve this Easter – with some fantastic finds in unusual places such as Amyndeon in northern Greece and Costers del Segre in Spain. SPARKLING WINE Penedes, Spain: CONTEVEDO CAVA ROSADO NV ***STAR
by admin5 viewsargentinaarticleschilefrancegreeceitaly - news
Why on earth would I buy Bordeaux 2021?
I feel like these blogs have become something of a confession of late, so here’s another one. As much as, when we visit Bordeaux, I’m acting in a professional capacity (something many of you will know I’m just about capable of…) to taste, evaluate and communicate a vintage to you, I’m also secretly really just […]
by Jack Chapman6 views2021-bordeaux-en-primeurl-s-post2021-bordeauxen-primeurfine-winefrance - news
Press Reviews: February
Our latest press reviews: The Telegraph, The Times & Club Oenologique. Benefit from our case price discount in red by buying any 12 bottles from this selection – in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen. A clean slate: Top Priorat wines under the region’s new classification, Club Oenologique, Adam Lechmere, […]
by Eve-Marie Letondel6 viewsl-s-postl-s-presschardonnayfranceitalypriorat - news
2021 Burgundy harvest reports | Côte de Nuits
An interesting report given that there seems to be a ‘blanket’ view that 2021 is a disaster in France. In Burgundy the quantity of white is certainly disastrously low, but there will as usual be some nicer surprises. Domaine Stéphane Magnien, Morey Saint Denis Stéphane reports from Morey Saint Denis ‘As for the harvest, this […]
by Charles Lea5 views2021-burgundy2021-harvestburgundycote-d-orcote-de-nuitsfrance