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By Rob Pickard
Over the years Huia have taken quite a bit of blog space here on B Times. They’ve always got a story to tell and whether it’s their involvement with MANA and natural winemaking, a cheeky Pinot Noir wine of the week or harvest news from the team in Marlborough, we love to tell you all about …
By Rob Pickard
Last year I sat here and wrote about the stellar vintage of 2009, with the Burgundy growers making their annual pilgrimage to the UK on the back of a fantastic year for all involved. Weather wise it was pretty much perfect, ideal conditions throughout the year had created superb quality drinking across the board, with hugely fruit driven, …
By Will Lowe, http://www.willlowe.com/
Our third and final day in Burgundy began in quite possibly the most picturesque little town known to mankind: Meursault. As the sun rose on the town hall, this sleepy village yawned into action, the light streaming across the vineyards in on the horizon.
A short, brisk walk through the village took us to the door of Domaine Latour-Giraud, where we were …
We all need a little lift in the often gloomy UK January, so I suggest taking time to reminisce the joy of the holidays just gone. Kick back by the fire, craft yourself a little stilton cheese board and enjoy with a glass of this classy sweet wine, with just enough punch to cope with the strong flavours …
By Will Lowe, http://www.willlowe.com/
The third chapter of our trip to Burgundy took us about an hour and a half south on the A6, to the southern part of the Côte-d’Or: the Côte de Beaune.
Land here is knee-tremblingly expensive. I’m told that 1/24th of a hectare (about 400 square metres, or 20m x 20m) recently exchanged hands for 900,000 Euros. It …
