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Here are all the updates for the second half of 2007. Follow the link at the bottom for earlier updates. Click here for more recent updates.

December

WotW: Bernard Massard Cuvée de l'Ecusson Brut 2003 (31/12/07)
Wine Guides: The 2006 St Emilion Classification (14/12/07) Updated.
Feature: Annual Review 2007 (27/12/07) My personal wine moments of 2007.
WotW: Warre's Vintage Port 1980 (24/12/07)
Wine Thoughts: Christmas plans (21/12/07)
Tasting: The 1997 Vintage (20/12/07) A spread of great wines.
Profile: Chateau Clinet (19/12/07) Top quality Pomerol.
Profile: Domaine de l'Ecu (18/12/07) New notes, new profile.
WotW: Albert Boxler Riesling Grand Cru Brand 1997 (17/12/07)
Wine Guides: The 1855 Classification (14/12/07) Updated.
Tasting: New Zealand Wine Annual Tasting 2007 Part 2 (13/12/07)
Tasting: New notes for Chateau Larmande (12/12/07)
Wine Guides: Margaux (11/12/07)
WotW: Chateau Brane-Cantenac (echantillon) 2005 (10/12/07)
Book Review: Wine Report 2008 (7/12/07) Tom Stevenson's annual round-up.
Profile: Chateau Grand Corbin-Despagne (6/12/07) Good value St Emilion.
Profile: Chateau Trottevieille (5/12/07) St Emilion from the Castéja family.
Tasting: New Zealand Wine Annual Tasting 2007 Part 1 (4/12/07)
WotW: Domaine de Bellivière Coteaux du Loir Haut Rasné 2002 (3/12/07)

November

Wine Guides: Sauternes Classification (30/11/07) Updated.
Notes & Profile: Pierre Luneau-Papin (29/11/07) A leading light in the Nantais.
Profile: Chateau Larcis Ducasse (28/11/07) Thienpont and Derenoncourt again.
Wine Guides: Bordeaux: Courtiers & Négociants (27/11/07)
Profile: Egly-Ouriet (23/11/07) Good wines from the Egly family.
Tasting: Sauternes & Barsac 2005 (22/11/07) My final notes.
Profile: Clos de l'Oratoire (21/11/07) Wines from Neipperg & Derenoncourt.
Tasting: The Right Bank 2005 (20/11/07) More wines from this great vintage.
WotW: Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 1990 (19/11/07)
Tasting Notes: Ten recent wines (16/11/07) A real mixed bag here.
Tasting: The Médoc 2005 (15/11/07) Some truly great wines tasted here.
Profile: Chateau Grand Mayne (14/11/07) Good wines from the Nony family.
Tasting: Pessac-Leognan 2005 (13/11/07) Fine reds, mostly decent whites.
WotW: Ridge Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet 1994 (12/11/07)
Profile: Chateau La Gaffelière (9/11/07) St Emilion from Comte de Malet-Roquefort.
Vintage Review: Bordeaux 2005 (8/11/07) A superior vintage.
Profile: Chateau Larmande (7/10/07) My profile overhauled.
Tasting: Bordeaux CIVB Annual Tasting 2007 Part 2 (6/11/07)
WotW: Chateau Troplong-Mondot 1994 (5/11/07)
Profile: Chateau Magdelaine (2/11/07) Wines from Ets Moueix.
Tasting: Bordeaux CIVB Annual Tasting 2007 Part 1 (1/11/07)

October

Profile: Chateau Pavie (31/10/07) The wines of Valette and Perse.
Wine Guides: Sauternes (30/10/07)
WotW: Roederer Brut 1989 (29/10/07)
Wine Guides: Graves Classification (27/10/07) Updated.
Tasting: Wines of New Zealand (25/10/07) Aurora Vineyard, Clearview and more.
Profile: Chateau Troplong-Mondot (24/10/07) St Emilion from Christine Valette.
Wine Guides: Graves (23/10/07)
WotW: Domaine Cauhapé Jurançon Sec Chant des Vignes 2005 (22/10/07)
Profile: Clos Fourtet (12/10/07) Fine St Emilion from Philippe Cuvelier.
Loire 2007: Domaine aux Moines (11/10/07) Savennières from Tessa Laroche.
Profile: Chateau Belair (10/10/07) St Emilion from Pascal Delbeck.
Wine Guides: Bordeaux: History & Geography (9/10/07)
Notes & Profile: Chateau Canon-la-Gaffelière (4/10/07) Updated, more notes.
Profile: Chateau Beau-Séjour Bécot (3/10/07) Fine St Emilion from the Bécots.
Wine Guides: Bordeaux (2/10/07) A long overdue update to my guide.
WotW: The Aurora Vineyard Syrah 2006 (1/10/07)

September

Notes: Dr Loosen (28/9/07) Five more wines from the 2005 vintage.
Special Offer: Wines of the Loire from Artisan Wines (27/9/07)
Loire 2007: Domaine Huet (26/9/07) Updated profile, new notes.
Loire 2007: Olga Raffault (25/9/07) Fine Chinon, particularly from Les Picasses.
WotW: La Ferme de la Sansonnière Anjou La Lune 2005 (24/9/07)
Profile: Chateau Latour-Martillac (21/9/07) Graves from the Kressmanns.
Profile: Chateau Haut-Marbuzet (20/9/07) A fine Cru Bourgeois estate.
Profile: Chateau Pibran (19/9/07) Leading Pauillac Cru Bourgeois estate.
Profile: Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion (18/9/07) More from Pessac-Léognan.
WotW: Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico Riserva 1985 (17/9/07)
Loire 2007: Chateau Pierre-Bise (14/9/07) An impressive showcase of wines.
Loire 2007: Vincent Ogereau (13/9/07) Leading Coteaux du Layon vigneron.
Loire 2007: Domaine des Baumard (12/9/07) Some superb wines here.
Loire 2007: Domaine des Rochelles (11/9/07) Fine Anjou from the Lebretons.
WotW: Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume 2004 (10/9/07)
Profile: Chateau de Fieuzal (7/9/07) Lovely Graves, both red and white.
Tasting: The wines of Rickety Bridge Winery (5/9/07)
Profile: Chateau Larrivet-Haut-Brion (4/9/07) Wines from the Gervoson family.
WotW: Pol Roger Extra Cuvée de Réserve NV (3/9/07)

August

Loire 2007: Couly-Dutheil (31/8/07) A Chinon stalwart, home to Clos de l'Echo.
Loire 2007: Bernard Baudry (30/8/07) Another of Chinon's leading domaines.
Loire 2007: Philippe Alliet (29/8/07) One of the top domaines for Chinon.
Loire 2007: Yannick Amirault (28/8/07) Quality Bourgueil and more.
WotW: Domaine Cady Coteaux du Layon St-Aubin 'Harmonie' 1997 (27/8/07)
Profile: Domaine de Chevalier (24/8/07) Top-drawer Graves.
Notes & Profile: Chateau Olivier (23/8/07) New tasting notes, new profile.
Profile: Chateau Carbonnieux (22/8/07) An updated profile.
Notes & Profile: Dönnhoff (21/8/07) One of Germany's greatest estates.
WotW: Chateau Brown Blanc 2005 (20/8/07)
Recently tasted: Ten August bottles. (17/8/07)
Loire 2007: Langlois-Chateau (16/8/07) Good fizz, in association with Bollinger.
Notes & Profile: Chateau Laulan Ducos (15/8/07) The 2004 as well as the 2005.
Loire 2007: Bouvet-Ladubay (14/8/07) Méthode traditionelle from Saumur.
WotW: Chateau Laulan Ducos 2005 (13/8/07)
Tasting: Champagne 1996 (10/8/07) Eight wines from an incredible vintage.
Notes & Profile: Chateau Filhot (9/8/07) A new profile, and I taste the 2001.
Notes & Profile: Chateau Potensac (8/8/07) A new profile, and I taste the 2002.
Profile: Chateau Pape-Clément (7/8/07) Superlative wines from Pessac-Léognan.
WotW: Jadot Chateau des Jacques Moulin-à-Vent 2004 (6/8/07)
Tasting: Champagne 1995 (3/8/07) A relief after four disappointing vintages.
Feature: Loire 2007: Introduction (2/8/07)
Profile: Chateau Nairac (1/8/07) A richer style of Barsac from the Heeter family.

July

Notes & Profile: Marqués de Murrieta (31/7/07) Stalwart Rioja estate.
WotW: Delegat's Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1997 (30/7/07)
Profile: Chateau Poujeaux (27/7/07) One of the top cru bourgeois estates.
Notes & Profile: Chateau de Rayne-Vigneau (26/7/07) In part a revitalised property.
Notes & Profile: Domaine Cauhapé (25/7/07) More stunning wines.
Profile: Chateau Doisy-Védrines (24/7/07) Wines from the Castéja family.
WotW: Huet Vouvray Cuvée Constance 1993 (23/7/07)

A record of earlier updates made during 2007 is available.