Posts Tagged ‘ Sauternes ’

Harvest 2010 – Conditions in general

Now that we have had some time to taste and retaste the wines of the remarkable 2010 vintage in Bordeaux, it is time to post a harvest report. The rumours you may have been hearing are perfectly justified: 2010 is an outstanding year in Bordeaux. I give below a summary of how things went in [ READ MORE ]

What is your single most important requirement in a bottle of wine you drink for pleasure?

Steve Tanzer has started a regular question and answer section on his Winophilia Web Page where he asks selected winemakers around the world to post up answers to his questions. Here is my reply to his first question. You can find the complete article with the replies of other winemakers by clicking here: http://www.winophilia.com/2010/03/25/requirement-1-for-drinking-pleasure-part-1/ It [ READ MORE ]

To Suduiraut for the first day of the Sauternes harvest

We have already been through the vineyard for a first trie of unbotrytised grapes to make the S de Suduiraut, but today was the first day of the main event, the picking of the botrytised grapes. Here is a picture of the first bac full of partially botrytised grapes, with, if you look carefully, the chateau [ READ MORE ]

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