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Organic, biodynamic and sustainable wines: What’s the difference?
Environmental credentials are taking a centre stage in wine production, but what do these key terms really mean?
Posted on: 21/05/2019 by Rachel England
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Wine Making,
Wine Market News,
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Wine
Organic
Biodynamic
Sustainable
Bio-Dynamic
Wine-Making
Fine wine news roundup: 11-17 May
Bordeaux produces a Grand Cru Chardonnay, South Africa joins La Place de Bordeaux, Krug releases its latest Grand Cuvee and Pol Roger enlists the help of robotics to retrieve buried treasure.
Posted on: 17/05/2019 by Rachel England
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Wine Market News
Tagged:
Bordeaux 2018
En Primeur
South Africa
Klein Constantina
Grand Cru
Yquem
Krug
Pol Roger
Seven fascinating historical wine discoveries
From Stone Age villages to secret cellar walls, history has a lot to tell us about wine through the ages.
Posted on: 16/05/2019 by Rachel England
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Wine Making,
Wine Market News,
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Wine
Stone Age
Egyptian
Shipwrecks
Speyer
Czech
Prohibition
Fine wine news roundup: 4-10 May
More Bordeaux 2018 releases, Penfolds announces its first Champagne, and Chateau Palmer takes an unusual approach to disease management.
Posted on: 10/05/2019 by Rachel England
Tagged:
penfolds
bordeaux
mouton
south africa
Do wine glasses really make a difference to taste?
The short answer is… nobody can agree.
Posted on: 09/05/2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Tasting Notes,
Wine Market News,
Tagged:
Wine
Glasses
Glass
Taste
Riedel
Vinepair
Fine wine news roundup: 27 April-3 May
Full steam ahead for En Primeur, HDH announces mammoth Burgundy sale, and the UK produces its first still Pinot Meunier.
Posted on: 03/05/2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Bordeaux en Primeur,
Wine Market News,
Tagged:
Bordeaux
En Primeur
Hart Davies Hart
Burgundy
Simpsons
Kent
Pinot Meunier
Understanding the five basic characteristics of wine
Getting to grips with basic wine characteristics will help you find your favourites.
Posted on: 02/05/2019 by Rachel England
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Tasting Notes,
Wine Market News,
Tagged:
Wine
Sweetness
Acidity
Tannin
Alcohol
Body
Characteristics
Fine wine news roundup: 19-26 April
A new record for English wine, Rioja 2018 gets the thumbs up, and sommeliers get the scientific treatment in the name of brain health.
Posted on: 26/04/2019 by Rachel England
Tagged:
Cristal
Rioja
Bollinger
English Wine
Sommelier
Bordeaux En Primeur 2018: Chateau Angelus
Chateau Angelus 2018 was released at the same opening price as the 2015, down 8.7% on the 2017 and 14.3% below the 2016.
Posted on: 23/04/2019 by Cult Wines
Posted in:
Bordeaux en Primeur,
Wine Market News,
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Chateau Angelus
Angelus
En Primeur
Futures
Released
2018
Bordeaux En Primeur
Fine wine news roundup: 12-18 April
Chateau Angelus kicks off En Primeur, Bollinger presses pause on La Grande Annee 2008, and the wine industry comes together for Notre Dame.
Posted on: 18/04/2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Bordeaux en Primeur
Tagged:
Mouton
Angelus
En Primeur
Bollinger
Fine wine news roundup: 6-11 April
Bollinger sells out, Mouton’s Versailles cases arrive in the UK, and justice sets a strong precedent for wine crime.
Posted on: 11/04/2019 by Rachel England
Tagged:
Bollinger
Grand Annee
Mouton Rothschild
Nigeria
Fine wine news roundup: 30 March-5 April
Bordeaux 2018 creates a buzz, and it’s been a huge week for fine wine auction records.
Posted on: 05/04/2019 by Rachel England
Tagged:
Rene Engel
Auction
Lafite
Zachys
Sothebys
En Primeur