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Mar 184 min read

David and Goliath in the Vineyards of St Estèphe

I have always been attracted to the vineyard, wines and family set-up of Haut Marbuzet in the faraway lands of St Estephe as outsiders...

Mar 174 min read

Best value Brandy in the world

Armagnac – Bordeaux’s best kept secret One hour and a half’s drive down motorway south of Bordeaux city and you arrive in an unspoilt...

Feb 214 min read

Starting to get Tense – the annual risk of late frost in the Bordeaux Vineyards

Its beautiful in the sunshine here in Bordeaux. It almost feels like Spring with temperatures around 15°C in the sunny afternoons. Its...

Feb 172 min read

2023 Bordeaux Vintage – nice quality and quantity

Forget the extremes of the very hot and dry 2022 vintage and its concentration, 2023 was a vintage (if one was able to combat the big...