Archive for May, 2008

Domaine Begude Is a Huge Success

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Jancis Robinson in the Financial Times, 10th May highlights the success of British winemakers.
The beautiful French chateaux’s and lifestyle of a vigneron has proved to be an appealing vocation and career for the British. Hundreds of thousands have subsequently turned their attention to winemaking.

Domaine Begude

1996 White Burgundy Revisited

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Last week, Johnny and I were invited to a 1996 white Burgundy tasting hosted by Graham Nutter, the owner of Château St. Jacques d’Albas in the Minervois, who is a huge Burgundy collector. When first released, the 1996 vintage was highly appreciated. It offered excellent acidity (20% higher than 1995) and fruit focus which was […]

Wills Domain, Margaret River’s Rising Star

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Margaret River is a premium winemaking region in the pristine environment of Western Australia. It is blessed with excellent growing conditions and is home to some of the world’s finest wine producers. In a region filled with promise Wills Domain is emerging as its next superstar and is considered one of the finest boutique wine […]

A sweet start to the 2007 En Primeur Campaign…

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Over the last few days we have seen a number of releases from some of the finest estates in the Sauternes appellation who enjoyed an extremely successful vintage in 2007, possibly the best year here since 2001.