The Press have been reporting on the news that we are looking at a possible wine shortage. The Scotsman’s article Looming Wine Shortage Is A Sobering Thought explains that the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) warned the world was facing a 1.3 billion bottle deficit next year, with global production at its lowest level since 1975 and … Read more
Bloomberg have reported that Billionaire collector William Koch lost his bid to reinstate a lawsuit against Christie’s International Plc that claimed the auction house “induced” him to buy counterfeit wine, an appeals court ruled: The U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan Thursday upheld a 2011 ruling by U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones dismissing Koch’s suit after finding that … Read more
Jean-Francois Julien of Chateau La Fleur Morange has kindly sent me a detailed report and photographs for the 2012 Bordeaux harvest at the chateau this year. La Fleur Morange was recently promoted to Grand Cru Classé in the new Saint Emilion Classification – a remarkable achievement for a small château that has only been producing wine for a decade … Read more
Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, (owner of Château Clarke, Château Les Granges, Peyre Lebade, Malmaison, des Laurets, Rupert and Rothschild Vignerons which encompasses. The Fredericksburg Vineyards at the foot of the Simonberg Mountains, in South Africa and Clos de los Sieteat the foot of the Andes in Argentina) and his family’s Compagnie Vinicole Baron Edmond de Rothschild Winemakers have bought the Paul Family Vineyard in … Read more
Have you ever wanted to drink an Old Style Claret? A Claret that harks back to the Victorian era of Gentlemen’s Clubs, cigars and fine wine? If you travel back in time to 1855, when the chateaux were being ranked into Grand Cru Classé, the Claret the British loved so well had a little Syrah from … Read more
I spotted this over at La Vigne and thought what a brilliant Christmas present it would be for all Bordeaux enthusiasts and wine merchants! Monopoly has created a new version of their famous board game, designed by the France Agricole Association: Le Monopoly de la France Agricole. The expensive streets of Paris have been replaced by famous French … Read more
Winesearcher has reported that the Cru Bourgeois Chateau Greysac has been sold to Jean Guyon, owner of Chateaux Rollan de By, La Clare, Haut Condissas and Tour Seran. Greysac lies in the hamlet of By in Bégadan (in the Medoc, north of Saint Estephe) and borders Rollan de By and Guyon’s other estates. Chateau Greysac was founded in the late 1940s by French engineer … Read more
We have a lovely white wine which would be beautiful with your Christmas Turkey – it is, quite simply, delicious This terrific wine comes from Chateau Mayne Pargade in the sleepy little hamlet of Soulignac, near Haut Benauge, and is, in fact, owned by the local Mayor, Alain Pargade. Alain owns several chateaux dotted about this hilly … Read more
To help promote Bordeaux wines throughout the UK the CIVB have been offering £250 to wine merchants to help people become more aware of Bordeaux wines via a Dine With Bordeaux experience. We decided to take them up on their offer. The twist on our Dine With Bordeaux was an evening themed on the hit British sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo! … Read more
We thought you might like a sneaky peep at what we have planned for Christmas at Bordeaux-Undiscovered. Each week we will be adding new offers and promotions for Christmas right up until 21st December which will build up into a fantastic selection of goodies! We have new wines and super savings across our Red, White, Rosé, Sparkling … Read more
