In 2010 32% of Bordeaux wines went to the export markets, up 14% in volume on 2009 that is 235 million bottles for a total turnover of €1.51 Billon (up 17% in value) Increasing quality and quantity – just the message Bordeaux is trying to push. However the leading markets shifted place a little. The [...]
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You have doubtless heard of , even the oedemis butterflys that damage the vines and grapes but rabbits? As we have had such a dry summer the rabbits are hungry and thirsty and in areas where the soils are light with sandy and gravel, such as the Southern Medoc, they are helping themselves to the [...]
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In all the fury about the 2009 pricing it’s easy to forget that only about 300 properties are involved out of over 10 000 that make up Bordeaux. Fact underlined in the middle of it all at two very different in the Medoc both of which offer excellent value for money wines – even in [...]
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Château Paloumey a cru bourgeois in the Haut Medoc that rare thing in Bordeaux, a property that has been completely reinvented. Well established in the early 19th century Paloumey was a victim of Phyloxera and the economic crisis that led to it being uprooted and disappearing in the 1950s. Never one to be afraid of [...]
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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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