As per today, this is a great vintage in terms of analyses (tannins, anthocianes and alcohol), still it’s too early to say exactly how great, but anyway it is very promising. We hold a second trilogy 2008, 2009 and 2010, comparable with 1988, 1989, 1990.
Lafite announces bottles of the 2008 will include the Chinese symbol for the number 8
The 2010 Bordeaux harvest for the red wines at Chateau Haut Brion began September 8. On that date, they started picking the fruit from the youngest Merlot vines. This always takes place before they start working with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc as Merlot develops first. The Merlot crop took less than a week to
Chateau Fonroque in St. Emilion has been working their Bordeaux wine vineyards using Biodynamic techniques. They started their 2010 Fonroque Biodynamic Harvest, September 27th.  This date was much earlier than most of the other properties in St. Emilion. Alain Moueix explains why. “One of the effect of biodynamic is the earlier ripening of the grape
The Wine Spectator just released a new app for the iPhone. And it’s free! According to The Wine Spectator, this is just the first of many applications they are releasing. They will be rolling out additional products in the future. This iPhone app is called the “VintageChart+.” The “VintageChart+” is a simple application granting wine lovers
Coq a Vin is one of our favorite dishes to make at home. And it’s easy to make too. Plus it pairs with almost any wine.