Monthly Archives: June 2012

Rosé for Summer – order now for when you get to the beach

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Charles Lea

You may have already spotted the article in the Saturday Telegraph which featured their correspondent Victoria Moore with a huge bottle of L&S’s smash-hit, quintessential Provence rosé MiP* (Made in Provence) from Domaine Saint Lucie:- :- Photo © Andrew Crowley … Continue reading →

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Drinking from Zalto glassware

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Patrick Sandeman

Drinking from Zalto glassware – the best wine glasses, ever? In November last year I wrote about my fabulous introduction to ZALTO glassware, and six months on I am delighted that my initial excitement has not been unfounded, and is … Continue reading →

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2011 Bordeaux – it’s all over – Yquem not releasing en primeur – for now

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Charles Lea

Quoted in Decanter.com, Pierre Lurton, who runs both Cheval Blanc and Yquem for the LVMH group, has said that he will not be releasing Yquem en primeur for the moment: ‘There is no question that we are following the example … Continue reading →

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2011 Bordeaux – nearing the finish: Las Cases, Ausone, Clos du Marquis, Chapelle d’Ausone

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Charles Lea

Today may see the final releases of the 2011 Primeur ’campaign’. After yesterday’s successes for Ducru Beaucaillou and Vieux Chateau Certan, today will see the release of the stables of Léoville Las Cases and Ausone. For Las Cases this means that … Continue reading →

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