Three visits in Pessac Leognan and Sauternes today to see the beginning of the dry white The grapes arrive in the cellars of Château La Mission Haut Brion in a refrigerated truck. Using dry ice to protect the crop during pressing at Château Guiraud for Le G de Guiraud A little help picking the grapes [...]
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What is the smallest first growth in the 1855 classification? You all said Haut Brion didn’t you? but no – think out of the box and remember Sauternes and Barsac…Château Sigalas Rabaud at just 14ha is the smallest 1st growth. Secret shared by Laure de Lambert whilst tasting her delicious 2003 this afternoon and just [...]
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Laure de Lambert is working closely with her father but this dynamic young winemaker is never the less slowly but surely making her influence felt at Sauternes 1er grand cru classé Château Sigalas Rabaud. 2009 will be the first vintage that this small ‘boutique ‘ Sauternes will make a dry white white wine, the production [...]
READ MORE »The sweet wine producers of Bordeaux always tell us what a great match these wines, so often relegated to dessert, are for spicy and ‘exotic cuisine’. Well I’m in the perfect location to find out; an Indian Buffet and yes there is a Sauternes on the wine list – and guess what? Château Sigalas Rabaud, [...]
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No this is not a shrinking Alice in Wonderland it’s Bordeaux Blonde on one of the outsized chairs at Arthurs in Geneva. A trendy bar-restaurant with a great food and wine matching concept: over 30 wines by the glass each one recommended with a different dish, what’s more 15 of the 24 still & non [...]
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Last January Napa Women in Wine invited their Bordeaux counterparts to discover the Napa Vineyard. This year was the return match. From the 11th to 15th January, The 16 ladies from Napa travelled the length and breadth of Bordeaux from Pomerol to the Medoc, Saint Emilion to Sauternes and Pessac Leognan visint gproperties where women [...]
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Wendy has spent the last 25 years in the French Food and Wine Industry.
Wendy now teaches professionals and the general public in Bordeaux, the UK and as far away as Asia and the US, as well as accompanying private wine tours for amateurs and enthusiasts alike. Her aim is to open the doors of the world’s most famous vineyards, explaining and making the wonderful world of French wine more accessible.
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