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New research has found that Resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, can help boost a cancer drug’s ability to suppress breast cancer cells. Researchers from Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute have discovered that when Resveratrol is combined with the cancer drug Rapamycin it can have a tumour-suppressing effect on breast cancer cells that are resistant … Read more
Apparently the wine of Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste is nicknamed Crocodile Wine in China due to the name being the same as the famous French sports ware with the crocodile logo. The Lacoste company takes the crocodile as its logo from its founder, the world-renowned tennis player, René Lacoste (1904–1996) who was nicknamed “The Crocodile” by the U.S. press. However … Read more
César Compadre has reported in the French newspaper Sud Ouest that Castel, the top French producer , has bought several chateaux in Bordeaux and 50% of Chateau Beychevelle. Castel was founded in 1949 and over the past 60 years, under the guidance of Pierre Castel, current Founder and President, the status of the company has evolved from that … Read more
A 237 year old bottle of Vin Jaune (Yellow Wine) from the Jura has fetched the record price of 57,000 euros ($77,000) at an auction in a local wine festival at Arbois. The wine festival was started 15 years ago by Badoz Bernard started 15 years ago and is called the Percée du Vin Jaune. Badoz has … Read more
I am not a packaging expert but it doesn’t take much to clock the importance of making your wine relevant to its potential consumers. We have had both Lafite and Mouton embellish the packaging (read bottle) for the 2008 vintage in order to appeal to the Chinese market. Lafite’s 08 features an embossed red character … Read more
The Chateau Pichon Longueville (or Pichon Baron as it is often called) can trace its roots back to the 1500s when it was known as Batisse and was the stronghold of the family Montguyon who were family vassals of the Lords of Latour. The vineyards lie at the southern end of Pauillac, immediately alongside those of Chateau Latour, on a high plateau between the village … Read more
I have always been intrigued by Chateau Pavie – not only because of the wine but partly due to its name and partly due to its history. Pavie is one of the most ancient vineyards in Saint Emilion and it lies next to the First Growth Chateau Ausone, which is named for Ausonius Consul of Gaul (Decimus Magnus … Read more
The news broke yesterday that Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion has been sold for a record sum to Patrice Pichet, a real estate developer based in Pessac. Pichet bought the 4.7 hectare property for 18 million euros which has caused quite a stir in Bordeaux as this gives a price of 3.82 million euros a hectare (there … Read more
The Chateau L’Enclos is one of the few wine making estates in Pomerol that actually has a chateau (built in 1898). Despite its history and the fine wines Pomerol produces it is something of an anomaly when compared to the other famous communes of Bordeaux, as there are no grand estates or imposing chateaux. It is sparsely populated … Read more
I revisited Bordeaux’s 2007 vintage this Christmas, opening Chateau Pichon Baron 07 and Leoville Poyferre 07 for Christmas Dinner. Both wines were brilliant – Sue preferred the Pichon Baron, the family preferred Leoville Poyferre . . . and I enjoyed both very much indeed! There has been much written about the 2007 vintage and in my opinion the year has … Read more
