By Tara Devon O’Leary, http://winepassionista.com/
Ahh Champagne. I have been known to say that I could happily drink it every day with no trouble at all. In typical British understatement: I’m quite fond of Champagne. So it was a great treat to go on a trip to the region with my friends at Bibendum to visit …
A fizzy pink wine for Valentine’s Day? We are nothing if not original here at Bibendum Times. But then nothing says ‘I love you’ like a bottle of posh fizz…
By Rob Pickard
With less than two weeks to go until Bibendum EC1, we are working around the clock to produce what will be the tasting event of the year. Last year’s Bibendum Times tasting will be a tough act to follow, but as you can see from a previous blog post from behind the scenes, Bibendum EC1 will be like nothing seen …
by Willie Lebus
Red Wines of the Year – Chateauneuf du Pape Pignan 1989
Almost a dead heat between two extraordinary Chateauneufs: Rayas ‘89 and Pignan ‘89. Pignan wins. I’m told the labels were switched. The Pignan has the truffle gameyness overlayed by oodles of deep golden toasted wild strawberries. It was perfect with some sautéed onglet from the UK’s best butcher: …
Enough about Bordeaux 2009 (for now). Time for some bubbles…
1996 was a fantastic vintage in Champagne producing ripe, powerful, intense wines with one notable feature: incredibly high acidity. When the first wines were released on to the market four or five years ago, they were generally impressive but some could be difficult and taciturn. Top Champagne writer Tom Stevenson memorably wrote that Lanson 1996 was akin “to gargling razor blades” – and that was a …
By Willie Lebus
Bruno Paillard and Joel Rubuchon
Bruno Paillard, one of the very best Champagne producers, and Joel Robuchon, the chef with more Michelin stars than any other, get on like a house on fire. Or more particularly, they get on like a fine wine paired with exquisite cuisine, and that’s exactly what they put …
By Justin Frisby
Alice & Bruno Paillard
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of spending a day with Alice Paillard, daughter of Bruno Paillard and now the firm’s Export Manager. We had a great day out in London visiting current and hopefully future customers, with the day culminating in an exclusive dinner at the …
We’ve reached a crucial stage in the build up (why build up, but count down? Oh well…) to the UK’s largest wine event in the calendar, the London International Wine fair (LIWF), next week at Excel. The integrity of our pants is under threat from the sheer anticipation. Seriously! If we can negotiate this tricky stage then it will be plain sailing from then on won’t it…?
But why …
