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2009 Bordeaux Harvest in Margaux. Pontallier of Chateau Margaux called it “Dream Like”

Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

The 2009 Bordeaux harvest in Margaux proved to be one of the best and longest harvests in decades! In fact, Chateau Margaux employed over 300 pickers, taking over five weeks to complete their longest harvest in history. Chateau Brane Cantenac owner Henri Lurton stated, “2009 shares similarities with 1989, although in 1989 the vines suffered more stress. [...]

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2009 Bordeaux Harvest in Margaux. Pontallier of Chateau Margaux called it “Dream Like”

Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

The 2009 Bordeaux harvest in Margaux proved to be one of the best and longest harvests in decades! In fact, Chateau Margaux employed over 300 pickers, taking over five weeks to complete their longest harvest in history. Chateau Brane Cantenac owner Henri Lurton stated, “2009 shares similarities with 1989, although in 1989 the vines suffered more stress. [...]

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2009 Bordeaux Wine Harvest. The Pomerol Report with Producer Comments

Date: Mon, Aug 30, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

The producers in Pomerol were thrilled with the unexpected September rains. Pomerol, with its unique clay soils and heavy merlot plantings, is usually the first major Bordeaux appellation to harvest. By early September, some Pomerol wine makers were worried about 2009 because of the lack of moisture in the soils. That changed for the better September [...]

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2009 Bordeaux Wine Harvest. The Pomerol Report with Producer Comments

Date: Mon, Aug 30, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

The producers in Pomerol were thrilled with the unexpected September rains. Pomerol, with its unique clay soils and heavy merlot plantings, is usually the first major Bordeaux appellation to harvest. By early September, some Pomerol wine makers were worried about 2009 because of the lack of moisture in the soils. That changed for the better September [...]

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Bordeaux wine maker, chateau owner, Thierry Manoncourt of Figeac, St. Emilion passed away

Date: Sat, Aug 28, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

  Thierry Manoncourt passed away Friday, August 27 at his beloved Chateau Figeac, located in St. Emilion Bordeaux. One of the last of the old guard, he was only a few days shy of his 93rd birthday. Born in the Paris, he began managing Chateau Figeac in 1946. The property had been in his family [...]

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Bordeaux wine maker, chateau owner, Thierry Manoncourt of Figeac, St. Emilion passed away

Date: Sat, Aug 28, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

  Thierry Manoncourt passed away Friday, August 27 at his beloved Chateau Figeac, located in St. Emilion Bordeaux. One of the last of the old guard, he was only a few days shy of his 93rd birthday. Born in the Paris, he began managing Chateau Figeac in 1946. The property had been in his family [...]

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Does drinking Bordeaux wine make you smarter? Another healthy benefit from red Bordeaux!

Date: Tue, Aug 24, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

  According to an article published in WebMD, August 18, drinking wine might not make you smarter, but it can result in the decline of thinking skills. Researchers in Norway studied the drinking habits of 5,033 men and women over a seven-year period, including some teetotalers. And they report that wine drinkers scored better than [...]

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Does drinking Bordeaux wine make you smarter? Another healthy benefit from red Bordeaux!

Date: Tue, Aug 24, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

  According to an article published in WebMD, August 18, drinking wine might not make you smarter, but it can result in the decline of thinking skills. Researchers in Norway studied the drinking habits of 5,033 men and women over a seven-year period, including some teetotalers. And they report that wine drinkers scored better than [...]

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Natalie MacLean “A Delicate Balance”, The Key To The Art Of Wine & Food Pairing”

Date: Fri, Aug 20, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

"The two most difficult wines to pair with food are also the two most popular: chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon".

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7 Blind Men, It’s All Too Much La Turque, Chateau Margaux, Lafleur, Pavie & more Bordeaux!

Date: Thu, Aug 19, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

  Blind Tasting is always a fun and humbling experience, especially when it’s with 7 Blind Men!  You never know what to expect, which always keeps it interesting.  The group met at Campanile. Mark Peel put together more than enough food to keep us busy while Jay Perrin handled the wine service. 95 Taittinger Comtes [...]

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Tasting 1998 Chateauneuf du Pape, or getting wasted with Jerry Hey

Date: Mon, Aug 16, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

WASTED offers several different and interesting meanings. When combined with wine, the term takes on a new connotation, especially when Jerry Hey and his gang of “Wasted” members are involved. I was under the impression the name was an acronym for Wine Advocates for Serious Tasting Eating and Decadence or debauchery. Was I wrong? Jerry [...]

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7 Blind Men are at it again, “Down in the hole”, blind tasting Bordeaux from the 80′s through the 20′s

Date: Wed, Aug 11, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

7 Blind Men is a group I founded several years ago. We remain devoted to tasting wines blind. The group meets 9 times a year, with each member taking turns hosting. If Dirty Harry was a member he would have said, “I know what you’re thinking. With all this excitement, how does a group with [...]

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Jeffrey Davies Old World, New World Technologies

Date: Tue, Aug 10, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

Back in the late 1980's, Michel Rolland began encouraging winemakers to pursue lengthier macerations at warmer temperatures.

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Blonde, Brunette or both?

Date: Tue, Aug 10, 2010 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs

  Faced with having to pick between a blonde or brunette, I did the only sane thing a normal person would do. I spent the night with both! Why not? Each has their own unique, special qualities. And to truly appreciate the individual characteristics, spending the night with each was the only way to go. [...]

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