Wine 101
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The Importance of Wine Scores
What are wine scores? You’ve all seen them. Australia’s own James Halliday gave this Pinot Noir 96 points. Wine Spectator gave a surprising 98 points to that Chardonnay. It’s the...
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The En-Primeur Insider: Eighth Edition, with Alistair Cooper MW
Cotes de Castillon is another one of those Right Bank appellations (along with Fronsac) that does well in very hot vintages such as 2020. This is largely due to its...
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The En-Primeur Insider: Seventh Edition, with Alistair Cooper MW
Margaux The largest of the communal appellations in The Médoc, Margaux is also the only one to boast 1855 classified estates at all rankings from first to fifth. Generalisations abound...
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The En-Primeur Insider: Sixth Edition, with Alistair Cooper MW
The Left Bank of Bordeaux is littered with famous names, both villages as well as estates. However, it’s widely accepted that the most famous village and home to three of...
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The En-Primeur Insider: Fifth Edition, with Alistair Cooper MW
Today our Bordeaux En Primeur Team will be introducing you to one of the hidden gems of one of the smallest but mightiest Appellations in Bordeaux; Chateau Taillefer from Pomerol....
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The En-Primeur Insider: Fourth Edition, with Alistair Cooper MW
In my tasting of En Primeur 2020’s a particular Fronsac estate stood out – Chatêau Dalem. The estate has 33 hectares planted to 90% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 1%...
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The En-Primeur Insider: Third Edition, with Alistair Cooper MW
Hey, it’s Alistair here. Today I wanted to take you through a prominent appellation in the Bordeaux wine region, St. Emilion. I have a plethora of St Emilion samples to...
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The En-Primeur Insider: Second Edition, with Alistair Cooper MW
This is Alistair here and, as you already know, the 2020 Bordeaux En Primeur season has well and truly begun. Excitement is building, and we’ll soon see the first En...
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The En-Primeur Insider: First Edition, with Alistair Cooper MW
The arrival of Bordeaux En Primeur is a rare moment in the fine wine calendar. This year to make the process an intimate and unique experience, we have as your...
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What are Organic & Biodynamic Wines?
No doubt you’ve come across your fair share of organic products over the years, they’re now well and truly commonplace and a staple option for many consumers. It’s great to...
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Week 4 of 4 Week France course // Saint-Émilion
Saint-Émilion - A brief introduction to the region In preparation for week 4 of our Online Tour De France we are briefly exploring Saint-Émilion. On the Right Bank, most famously in Saint-Émilion and...
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Week 4 of 4 Week France course // Sancerre
Sancerre - A brief introduction to the region In preparation for week 4 of our Online Tour De France we are briefly exploring Sancerre. The ancestral home of the now-ubiquitous Sauvignon Blanc variety, today...