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”The end is only the beginning”
…and in the beginning ‘Les Premices’ (or the beginnings) is a new wine for me, and probably for you too, from the Egly-Ouriet stable. Their latest and… read more
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..not my cup of Lamproie
It was one of those humid mid-mornings in Bordeaux, circa spring 1982 that I had the good fortune of visiting Château Beychevelle (Saint Julien) for the first time,… read more
N.O.B.
I am not really such a ‘fan’atique of football, but living in a country where the sport is considered a religion by the many, and not… read more
2021 En Primeur new$
One lucky fellow go to taste Pétrus 2020 the other day from the barrel, and a little at his lunch from a bottle, afterwards. He tasted spice and black… read more
Making a Spectacular of Petrus
I don´t know if you caught the back end of this story, or not, but thanks to the genius of our famed Pomerol estate, Petrus, and with… read more
“…do have some wine”
“Have some wine”, the March Hare said in an encouraging tone. Alice looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. “I… read more
“Fraxinus Ornus”
Ornus dell’Ornellaia, is the late harvest sweet wine made of Petit Manseng, and cultivated in small parcels of land situated among the red varietal vineyards. The… read more
Vinos Dinosaurios
For a country that really does not take itself so seriously about anything, I can tell you that within the last 15 years the local Argentine… read more
Bob de Blanc y Dillon de Dill
Robert Parker Jnr pointed out to us, back in 1985, that Ch.Margaux also produced a tiny quantity of white wine. He told us that it is produced… read more
‘Dazed & Confused’
As the planet Mercury forms a beautiful cosmic triangle with the crescent Moon and Spica this week. Mars also puts on a double bill with a… read more