Archive for August 21st, 2008

Exclusive Rosé

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Sacha Lichine, son of the famous Alexis Lichine, told me we should be stocking his Chateau d’Esclans Provence Rose, now the region’s most exclusive and expensive rose when I saw him at Vinexpo in Hong Kong.

Ch d’Esclans

I agreed that it was a good idea, but wasn’t sure if people would be happy to pay in […]

Clos des Lambrays

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

2 weeks in my father and step-mothers magic house in Cogolin in the south of France seems a distant memory as the body readjusts to the cool of Britain. The journey down was legendary, punctuated by a stop in Beaune and a visit to Clos des Lambrays in Morey St Denis to taste with winemaker […]