Whilst at Vinexpo this year there was much talk of Brazil having the potential to become a major consumer of wine. Wine Intelligence have some good reports on the Brazilian wine market as does Mike Veseth over at The Wine Economist. Brazil has a population of around 200 million and its economy is the world’s seventh largest economy … Read more
Jeff Leve has kindly consented to a Guest Contribution for Bordeaux-Undiscovered and his article features good value 2009 wines from the renowned wine consultant, Stephane Derenoncourt. Most of these wines are under £20 a bottle and are well worth seeking out. Jeff is highly respected in the wine world as an internationally renowned wine writer and … Read more
The press are reporting that sparkling wine from Russia has been launched in the UK and is being test marketed by Berkmann Wine Cellars. The sparkling wine is made by the Abrau Durso Winery and two wines, a brut and a rosé, both under the Cuvee Alexander II label, will retail at around £20 a bottle. The wine will be … Read more
With Bordeaux pricing becoming astronomical this recent piece of news caught my eye and made me smile. Apparently red wine could become the toast of the Milky Way according to Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of the journal Federation of the American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). A new research study published in the FASEB Journal, suggests that: … Read more
I thought I would let the dust settle before writing a blog about the Bordeaux 2010 prices and the fallout that ensued. There is a lot of unrest and unease in the market and I can only base these thoughts on what I have experienced and seen myself. There is a great amount of unsold wine … Read more
Chateau Lascombes, Margaux’s largest vineyard – and one of the biggest in Bordeaux – has been sold to French Insurer Mutuelle d’Assurances du Corps de Sante Francais (MACSF) for 200 million euros. Lascombes has been for sale by the investment group Colony Capital since 2007 and apparently attracted several bidders, including Asian buyers. However Colony Capital … Read more
Chateau Clerc Milon has a new label for the 2010 vintage, inspired by the chateau’s brand new chai (more to come on the rash of new chais amongst the Bordelaise chateaux in a later blog) and designed by the famous scenographer Richard Peduzzi. Richard Peduzzi is the interior set designer for the Louvre and d’Orsay museums in Paris … Read more
The wine press is reporting that Chateau Pichon Lalande has appointed Philippe Moreau as its new technical director following Thomas Do Chi Nam’s move to Chateau Margaux as technical director. (Margaux’s Technical Director Philippe Bascaules has left to work in Napa as Francis Ford Coppola’s estate manager and winemaker). Moreau is currently technical director of Chateau de Pez and Chateau Bernadotte, both … Read more
This strange tale really caught my attention . . . Five bottles of unopened wine have been discovered stashed in the bow of the American Civil War blockade ship Mary Celestia – 147 years after she sank off Bermuda. In an effort to confuse and evade monitoring by Union spies, this crafty ship operated under a variety of … Read more
Robert Beynat, chief executive of Vinexpo has made a good point: “We have to stop talking about wines from the New World. They are no longer part of the New World [Argentina, Chile, South Africa]. After 30 years, one isn’t new any more. They are part of the Old World. What is important is that a New World … Read more
