Sunday Morning Rant
I have several Google News searches related to wine saved that I get alerts on overnight. It is a great way to keep up on wine news without being overwhelmed. One of the stories that popped up last night was this drivel from Russ Briley at the Ventur...
The UGCB Heads to Brazil!
The Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux is in Brazil for the the first time as an organization. Members of the UGCB hosted a tasting in Sao Paulo yesterday and are in Rio de Janeiro today, pouring the 2009 vintage. You can track the events on a special...
Parker Updates Score for 2009 Bordeaux, 19 Wines Are Scored 100
When Robert Parker released his initial ratings for the 2009 vintage, he rated a whopping 21 wines the potential for 100 points. Earlier this week he released updated ratings for the 2009 vintage and 19 of those wines maintained their100 point sc...
Wine Jedi to Lead 2011 Le Cercle Rive Droite Tasting in New York
On March 8th, Master of Wine Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan will lead a tasting of 35 members of Le Cercle Rive Droite de Grands Vins de Bordeaux (Right Bank Circle of Great Bordeaux Wines). The chateaux will be introducing both 2011 en primeur selections (b...
Lettres de Château Releases 2011 Harvest Report Calls Vintage "Crazy"
I have heard the 2011 Vintage in Bordeaux referred to as "Difficult" and "Challenging", but the newly released harvest report from Lettres de Château is the first time I have heard it (publicly) referred to as "crazy":A CRAZY VINTAGEDecidedly, the ...
UGCB Adds Château Villemaurine
The Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux announced the addition of Château Villemaurine to their ranks yesterday. Château Villemaurine, located in the heart of Saint-Emilion, is a Grand Cru Classé estate owned by the Onclin family. Stéphane Derenonc...
Winemaker’s Versus Bloggers: The Chili Tasteoff!
The idea for a chili taste-off was born from a posting on Facebook. Around here, just about everyone loves some variant of chili and most people drink beer with their chili. But the truth is, a good wine can pair very well with chili too. So, we deci...
I Could Use Some #VAWINE Help
This is not related to a Virginia Wine, instead I need help finding a Virginia Wine importer. Several years ago I fell in love with a wine from the great Luc Theinpont called Confidence. The grapes in Confidence are sourced from a vineyard Theinpont ...
Chateau Brane-Cantenac to Host Eric Boissenot Exhibit During En Primeur
Each year during En Primeur week in Bordeaux Henri Lurton, of Chateau Brane-Cantenac, hosts an exhibit entitled 'Brane seen through the eye and lens of ...'. This year, the photographer chosen is Eric Boissenot:Many people consider Eric Boissenot as t...
Revisiting 2009 Chateau Brane-Cantenac
Even as excitement builds for the 2011 En Primeur campaign, there is a lot of buzz surrounding the newly released 2009 vintage. 2009 was an incredible year for Bordeaux wines in general, but wines from the Margaux region really shined and it is becom...
Breaux Viognier Named One of Oz Clarke’s 250 Best in 2012: Why It Is Important
Oz Clarke has released the 2012 version of his well-regarded 250 Best Wines series and Breaux Vineyards' Viognier made the list! I reached out to a very excited Jennifer Breaux who told me, "We are honored and elated to have been chosen as one of Oz ...
