The new Cru Bourgeois defined
A new protocol for Bordeaux’s cru bourgeois is announced.
Bordeaux wine tourism, part 3 – the left bank
The Médoc – Bordeaux’s left bank – is a largely unprepossessing landscape made beautiful and dramatic by pristine row upon row of vines, carpeting the grounds of classic and charming châteaux. And it is remarkably recently that this most traditional of wine regions has begun to embrace wine tourists.
Bordeaux and climate change: whites
Four top Bordeaux producers recently got together in London to discuss climate change and the Bordeaux paradigm over the past 20 years. The news is not great for white wines.
Bordeaux and climate change: reds.
Four top Bordeaux producers recently got together in London to discuss climate change and the Bordeaux paradigm over the past 20 years. The news is not … yet … catastrophic.
Bordeaux and cabernet sauvignon
Cabernet sauvignon is the kingpin grape variety in Bordeaux, even though much more merlot is planted in the region. It provides the backbone and core of the region’s wines, and has led to plantings all over the wine-producing world. But cabernet sauvignon is not simply cabernet sauvignon.
Bordeaux wine tourism, part 2 – the right bank
Bordeaux’s right bank, and the rolling countryside of the Entre-Deux-Mers have more to them than wine production, though I wouldn’t want to detract from that. Wine touristic gems are there for the discovery, and the area is heavily-laden with cultural heritage.
Bordeaux wine tourism, part 1 – the city
The city of Bordeaux has transformed itself into much more than a stopping-off point on the way to vineyard properties. It is now a destination in its own right.
Bordeaux basics
Concise introduction to the world’s most highly reputed wine region.
1855 Médoc Classification
The best of Bordeaux’s left bank properties were classified in 1855.
