WotW: Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme 2002 (8/2/10)
Vintage generalisations and premature opinions.
Blog: Four Fizzes (5/2/10)
A very broad range in terms of quality.
Loire Update: Report from the 2010 Salon (4/2/10)
News from this year's Salon and Renaissance events.
Update: Vieux Chateau Certan (3/2/10)
A revitalised profile of a fine estate.
Caronne Ste Gemme Vertical
One taste of the wine of Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme provided an early realisation that both good
quality and good value can be found outside the long-ordained hierarchy that is
the 1855 classification. It was the 1996 vintage, a wine that stood up well
when it was experienced alongside a number of other cru classé wines...read
on for more. (9/2/10)
February
Tasting: Bibendum Winter Sale 2010 (2/2/10) Six wines tasted.
WotW: Krug Grande Cuvée NV (1/2/10)
January
Blog: Two from the Central Vineyards (29/1/10)
Update: Chateau Figeac (28/1/10) Text updated, and new images.
Profile: Chateau Hosanna (27/1/10) Substantial wines.
Wine Guides: Champagne: A New Guide (26/1/10)
WotW: Champalou Vouvray Cuvée Moelleuse 1996 (25/1/10)
Blog: Two Tardives from Hugel (22/1/10) Two old friends.
Burgundy Guide: Beaujolais (21/1/10) My guide concluded.
Profile: Chateau La Grave à Pomerol (20/1/10) Moueix Pomerol.
Tasting: Burgundy at The Ledbury (19/1/10) With Eric LeVine.
WotW: Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 1993 (18/1/10)
Blog: An Unusual Sweet Trio (15/1/10) Gaillac, Layon & more.
Burgundy Guide: Mâconnais (14/1/10) More Burgundy explored.
Annual Review: 2009: Your Turn (13/1/10) The final two.
Tasting: Focus on: Saumur (12/1/10) The town and her wines.
WotW: Clos Rougeard Saumur Brézé 2005 (11/1/10)
Blog: Domaine Pellé's Les Blanchais (8/1/10)
Report: 2009 Loire Report: News from Charles Sydney.
Burgundy Guide: Côte Chalonnaise (7/1/10) My guide continues.
Annual Review: 2009: Your Turn (6/1/10) Four submissions.
Tasting: Pierre-Bise Layons & Chaumes (5/1/10) New notes.
WotW: Perrier-Jouët Cuvée Belle Epoque 1996 (4/1/10)
December
Blog: Millennial Champagne (31/12/09)
Annual Review: 2009: Your Turn (30/12/09) More submissions.
WotW: Delaforce Vintage Port 1977 (28/12/09)
Profile: Henry Pellé (29/12/09) A new profile and notes.
Annual Review: 2009: Your Turn (24/12/09) Your submissions.
Tasting: Ten Years On: The 1999 Vintage (23/12/09) Part 2.
WotW: Dom. des Baumard Clos du Papillon 1999 (21/12/09)
Tasting: Ten Years On: 1999 (22/12/09) My annual tasting.
Blog: Two from the Languedoc (18/12/09)
Annual Review: 2009: Wine in Context (17/12/09) Part 3.
Annual Review: 2009: Wine in Context (16/12/09) Part 2.
Feature: 2009: Wine in Context (15/12/09) My review of 2009.
WotW: Pierre-Bise Quarts de Chaume 2001 (14/12/09)
Blog: Huet, Ten Years Apart (11/12/09) 2005 and 1995.
Tasting: Királyudvar (10/12/09) Tokaji from Hwang and Pinguet.
Profile: Clos l'Église (9/12/09) Wines from Hélène Garcin-Lévêque.
Tasting: FromVineyardsDirect Tasting (8/12/09) 21 wines.
WotW: Graham's Vintage Port 1977 (7/12/09)
Blog: A Right Pair of Lansons (4/12/09) Two new notes.
Tasting: Two from Laurent-Perrier (3/12/09) Rosé and Brut L-P.
Profile Update: Lanson (2/12/09) Quality remains high here.
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