David
Why not join us for an evening’s racing at Stratford Racecourse? Bordeaux-Undiscovered are sponsoring all the races held on the evening of Tuesday, 28th June. The gates open from 3.30pm, with the first race at 6.40pm and the last 9.10pm. We are also hosting a wine tasting during the course of the evening on the lawn adjoining … Read more
The Chateau Millet Lartigue 2008 (£7.90) is one of my most recent discoveries and is a lovely wine. The chateau is owned by Jean-François Eymery who is also a wine consultant at the Dordogne Chamber of Agriculture’s Vine Academy and is involved in conservation work as well as the experimental vineyard at Monbazillac. Millet Lartigue is a … Read more
As you may have heard in the press Domaines Clarence Dillon, owners of Chateau Haut Brion, have purchased Chateau Tertre Daugay in Saint Emilion. This follows the recent purchase of Chateau Matras, Tertre Daugay’s neighbour, by Chateau Canon (owned by Chanel). Saint Emilion seems to be attracting interest as wine makers spot the potential amongst its vines . . . last year … Read more
It’s been reported by Bordeaux Wine News that Chateau Canon has purchased Château Matras, a classified grand cru St Emilion estate, for 8 million euros. Interestingly Liv-ex pointed out in their June Market Report that over the past decade chateaux have been expanding their vineyards: “Looking at just 20 of the major brands in the neighbouring Medoc AOCs of Pauillac, St Estephe and St … Read more
Bordeaux-Undiscovered’s new website is now live and I am really pleased with its new look! Please check it out and see what you think! It has lots of new features and a whole range of new wines to add to our favourites. We have made the site easier to navigate and you can search for a wine by … Read more
I was intrigued earlier this month when Wine-Searcher mentioned a Champagne on Twitter that uses 6 permitted grape varieties in its blend. Wine-Searcher – apart from being a wine search engine (on which you can find suppliers, producers and comparative prices) – also has useful information on grape varieties, wine regions, vintages, labels, storage etc. The Champagne in question comes … Read more
I spotted a story in the China Daily Newspaper which reported that the local government of Maotai town in Renhuai city, Guizhou province, recently announced that all shops in Huaimao South Road should sell white wine, and ordered the forcible closure of shops that did not. The China Daily goes on to say that “this move is nothing … Read more
Having had time to assess Robert Parker’s scores on the 2010 vintage a few things are becoming clear. Firstly Parker has hailed the 2010 as a great vintage, secondly prices will remain high and thirdly due to the polarizing of price between the top chateaux and the lesser known estates there will be some bargains. I … Read more
Moet Hennessy has announced that it is planting its first vineyard in China with the state owned agricultural company Ningxia Nongken. Nongken already has 670 hectares of vineyards with an annual wine processing capacity of 30,000 tonnes, and aims to expand its vineyards to 2,010 hectares in the Helan Shan district, Ningxia Hui, where the joint venture vineyard … Read more
You won’t be surprised to learn that two Bordeaux chateaux have commissioned fashion designers to create labels for their wines. After all Chateau Mouton Rothschild has commissioned contemporary artists every year to create an original work to illustrate the label since 1946. Fashion and Wine go hand in glove – in 2009 fashion designer Donna Karen of DKNY designed Chandon’s … Read more
