ou might be surprised to learn that Bordeaux has some pretty unusual vineyards. The harvest is underway at the Airport – yes, you read that right. The Airport. Bordeaux–Merignac Airport serves over 3 million passengers and it also has 15 acres of vines growig right up to the entrance to Hall B. The vineyard was planted … Read more
Panos Kakaviatos, writing for Decanter.com has said that the CIVB (the Bordeaux Wine Council) and Chinese wine authorities are collaborating to fight wine fraud. Sales to China jumped over the Summer and the booming Chinese mainland is now the largest importer of Bordeaux by volume. The Independent has reported that the CIVB announced last week that exports rose 34% in … Read more
The adultery referred to is the adulteration of red wine. SpectroscopyNOW.com have reported that researchers in Italy can reveal whether red wine has been adulterated with anthocyanins to artificially improve its red colour. E. Ferrari and his fellow researchers of the Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, working with M. Vignali of Vinicola San Nazaro in Italy … Read more
Chateau Guiraud is to host the Chinese Moon Festival in Bordeaux according to Decanter. The Fete de la Lune d’Or (Golden Moon Festival) is on September 12th and is aimed at the increasingly large Chinese, Hong Kong and Asian community who are working in Bordeaux. Chateau Guiraud is a First Growth Sauternes and has recently opened up two storage … Read more
We have some great new wines for summer at Bordeaux-Undiscovered that we have added to our range! Many of you write in to tell us about your own discoveries and where possible we try and source them for you. You will be pleased to know that we are now stocking Chateau Sainte Marie Reserve 2008 (£9.95) by popular demand! … Read more
The Saint Emilion Premier Cru Chateau Clos Fourtet is the setting for Gilles Legrand’s new film Tu Seras Mon Fils (You Will Be My Son). The film focuses on the problematic relationship between the chateau owner and his son and on the transmission of heritage and tradition in the world of wine. Paul Marseul (played by Niels Arestrup – who is … Read more
You may have read Guy Woodward’s recent articles in Decanter UK ”Wine drinkers are ‘discount junkies’, says research” and in the Guardian “Why won’t the British treat wine seriously?” The articles were in response to Guy being accused of being a wine snob by Asda, which took umbrage at his comment in an interview on BBC Radio 5 that “it’s pretty … Read more
Well we have had Water Sommeliers, Beer Sommeliers, Tea Sommeliers and even Italian Sommelier Poilce but now we have a Robot Sommelier. The Robot Sommelier comes in the form of an electronic tongue which was created by researchers at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. The research team used voltammetric measurements to copy the human taste system and distinguish between … Read more
AC/DC are to launch a wine collection. The Australian band has entered into a partnership with New South Wales based winery Warburn Estate to produce four bottled varieties, named after some of their hits – AC/DC “Back in Black” Shiraz, AC/DC “You Shook Me All Night Long” Moscato, AC/DC “Highway to Hell” Cabernet Sauvignon and AC/DC “Hells Bells” Sauvignon Blanc. The wine … Read more
The Telegraph is reporting that drinking wine or eating grapes could protect you from sunburn, according to a new study that found a chemical in the fruit can limit cell damage. The University of Barcelona and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) looked at the chemical reaction in the skin when hit by UV rays from the … Read more
