Monthly Archives: June 2012
Rosé for Summer – order now for when you get to the beach
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
Drinking from Zalto glassware
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
2011 Bordeaux – it’s all over – Yquem not releasing en primeur – for now
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
2011 Bordeaux – nearing the finish: Las Cases, Ausone, Clos du Marquis, Chapelle d’Ausone
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