Charles Heidsieck cellar master Cyril Brun is giving a masterclass to a room full of Champagne enthusiasts. But there’s a problem – he can’t open the bottles. It’s not a problem you would imagine would befall an experienced chef de cave, but …
The vinous landscape of Roussillon has changed enormously in the last 20 years or so, and it’s now finally beginning to emerge from the shadows of the Languedoc and stand alone. Where once it was known for its sweet Vins …
James Lawther MW gives the background to Bordeaux’s latest vintage ahead of the En Primeur tastings this April Ten years on, will the 2020 vintage, alongside 2019 and 2018, make it another golden treble for Bordeaux, emulating 2010, 2009 and …
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– Steven Spurrier
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