By Gavin Quinney, www.blog.bauduc.com
Psst. Don’t mention the wine.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, didn’t say the word once in his UK Budget speech, on 23rd March. He simply said that there would be no further increases to alcohol duty beyond the measures already in place.
The media relayed the apparent good news as ‘no increase in alcohol tax’ but a few tweets …
By Gavin Quinney, www.blog.bauduc.com
Gavin Quinney is a Bordeaux-based wine writer and the owner of Chateau Bauduc in the Entre-Deux-Mers. Below is the final post in a recent 2 part blog post series from the Bauduc Blog, on the 2010 vintage in the Bordeaux region. This article was written for Liv-ex – ‘the …
By Gavin Quinney, www.blog.bauduc.com
Gavin Quinney (@GavinQuinney) is a Bordeaux-based wine writer and the owner of Chateau Bauduc in the Entre-Deux-Mers. Below is a recent 2 part blog post series from the Bauduc Blog, on the 2010 vintage in the Bordeaux region. This article was written for Liv-ex – ‘the insider’s guide …
By Gavin Quinney, www.blog.bauduc.com
Gavin Quinney is a Bordeaux-based wine writer and the owner of Chateau Bauduc in the Entre-Deux-Mers. Below is his latest blog post on the 2010 harvest at Bauduc and across the Bordeaux region. Gavin originally posted this on 28th September.
The Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon for the dry whites are mostly in – we finished our Sémillon yesterday – and some estates …
by Rob Pickard
BBQ opportunities on our beloved rain soaked island are few and far between, so if you’re going to do it, make every effort to do it properly! Doing it properly can of course be affected by many factors, from meat, fish and veg selection, salads and accompaniments, pre BBQ beers, and importantly, wine selection. However, what I discovered on a recent trip to Bordeaux …
