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2016 Bordeaux Harvest and Vintage Report

2016 Bordeaux got off to a slow start, with too much rain. But things changed once the summer came around, producing an outstanding vintage in both, the Left Bank and for the Right Bank as well!

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2017 UGC N America Miami, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles San Francisco

Taste over 130 of the best Bordeaux wines from the 2014 vintage in North America in January. This is best tasting of Bordeaux wine offered all over the world. Details on the wines, wineries and winemakers in the UGC, plus dates and venues.

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The Top Ten Best Wines Tasted in 2016, and the Stories Behind the Wines

2016 has been a roller coaster year for life, and with wine. As far as wine goes, The 2016 Top Ten Wines of the Year in many wines is by year of drinking so far. Much of that has to do with my methodology of creating the list of my 2016 Top Ten Best Wines

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2014 Chateauneuf du Pape Report Tasting Notes Ratings, Vintage Summary

2014 Chateauneuf du Pape is a delicious, forward, fresh, early drinking vintage with good character and charm. Enjoy these wines while waiting for the more powerful, rich 2015 wines to come around.

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Wine of the Week 1996 Leoville Poyferre

Leoville Poyferre has been on a roll since Didier Cuvelier took over in 1979. Think about it. 1982, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2015 have all been great wines!

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Wine of the Week 2000 Chateau Giscours

As Chateau Giscours ages and develops, the wine not only takes on additional nuances and complexities, but more importantly from a tactile sensation, the wine fleshes out, developing silky tannins.

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