July 1, 2020

Tales of Michael Broadbent

A few weeks ago I gave a webinar to the members of 67 Pall Mall on the theme of ‘Tales of Michael Broadbent’. Michael has been my inspiration and my mentor throughout my life in wine, and it made perfect sense to me that it was a new edition of his groundbreaking book, Wine Tasting, […] Read more >>

March 23, 2020

Chateau Musar

‘Wine is not human life, but it is real life all the same.’ – Serge HocharChateau Musar, The Story of a Wine Icon Serge Hochar’s skills as a winemaker were legendary. He not only crafted wines under the most difficult wartime conditions imaginable (bullets and bombs pelting his Beirut office, roadblocks and rockets making the […] Read more >>

December 5, 2019

A FESTIVE UPDATE FROM STEVEN

Steven Spurrier - Well, here we are at the end of an exhilarating first year for the Académie du Vin Library, with four books published (just!) and six more in the pipeline for 2020. It seems only yesterday (in fact, it’s a good 18 months) since the idea of bringing back the literature of wine first began to […] Read more >>

November 25, 2019

Vintage 2005 With Steven Spurrier – “Wines worth talking about”

In the immortal words of Hugh Johnson: “A fine wine is a wine that’s worth talking about… and writers in their way, contribute as much to our appreciation and pleasure as the wine makers themselves.” At the Académie du Vin Library, we couldn’t agree more, which is why we firmly believe that the more you […] Read more >>