Rule #1 When thinking about which wines to open for Thanksgiving, serve wine people are going to like. It’s a simple explanation, but simple is often the best solution, especially when it comes to Thanksgiving wine and food pairings. Pairing wine with food is supposed to be fun. not rocket science.
We completed our new fermentation cellar added, 10 small concrete vats. Also, now everything in the cellars is moved by gravity. Plus we have a new barrel room too.
The 2012 Bordeaux vintage turned out to be a great year for Merlot, with the ripeness of 2008 coupled with the balance of 1998.
Haut Brion adds to their Pessac Leognan holdings with purchase of vines located inside Haut Brion owned by the Allary family.
The First Growths are the most talked about Bordeaux wine producers in the world. I was not looking to write a traditional wine book with tasting notes. This is a story about who they are and how they got there. I hope the book can be read like a novel, rather than an encyclopedia.
During the 2012 Bordeaux harvest, we were on the drastic side, regarding sorting at Valandraud!
