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Love and loathing in Bordeaux: Vinexpo 2011

Love and loathing in Bordeaux: Vinexpo 2011

By Fri, Jul 01, 2011 7:55AM UTC View Comments Love and loathing in Bordeaux: Vinexpo 2011

Leaving Bordeaux and Vinexpo for Paris last week brought a rush of elation. Soon I would be eating good food and slamming crunchy Loire wines; meandering amidst the memories of lost love and the halcyon era of youth, when a student there. Bordeaux is a city of handsome nineteenth century architecture, good shopping and a...

Castagna: Beechworth’s fine-tuned syrahs

By Fri, Feb 04, 2011 12:26PM UTC View Comments Castagna: Beechworth’s fine-tuned syrahs

Recessionary Japan has certain benefits for the consumer (although perhaps not for the long-term health of the wine business here). These include the number of high premium wines available at reasonable prices and the relatively easy access to back vintages in a culture that is not particularly vintage sensitive. Among wines of this ilk recently...

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