Qi Moudao was also fined 250,000 yuan (£27,500) after he admitted to illegally bottling fake wines from prestigious Bordeaux châteaux. During the raid, police confiscated hundreds of bottles of branded wine, along with empty bottles, aluminium caps and bottling machines. Officers found that 33 of the counterfeit bottles were labelled as either Petrus, Château Lafite… Read More »
Website: https://barmes-buecher.com/en/ Wettolsheim-based Barmès-Buecher (pronounced Barm-es Booshay) is one of the most fascinating producers in Alsace. Our visit included Sophie, Maxime, and a scenic tour of the vineyards in their Citroen 2CV. Maxime was just 21 when his father passed away in 2011. From as young as 15, Maxime often accompanied his father to the… Read More »
By Simon Field MW In his latest dispatch from the Bordeaux 2023 en primeur tastings, Simon Field MW reflects on the evolving challenges and enduring rewards of Sauternes. François Amirault has supervised 40 harvests at Château de Fargues. All have been different, with the past, he affirms, providing few signals to the future, at least… Read More »
Château Lafite Rothschild 2023 has been released en primeur at €396 per bottle ex-négociant, down 31.7% on the opening price of the first growth’s 2022 vintage last year, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. UK-based merchants offered the wine at £4,920 per 12-bottle case in bond (IB), as Lafite helped to set… Read More »
Sarah Marsh MW reports on a vertical tasting in the heartland of Domaine Louis Latour that exceeded her expectations. By Sarah Marsh MW According to Jean-Charles Thomas, Head Winemaker for Louis Latour, “Corton-Charlemagne is one of the real beneficiaries of climate change. While we see stress in Montrachet, in these recent dry vintages the Corton… Read More »
Over the past thirty years, South Africa‘s wine industry has seen a significant resurgence, with a focus on modernisation and expansion. From being previously known for mass production of grapes and brandy, South African white wines now rival the best the world has to offer. Chenin Blanc, a leading variety in The Cape, is a… Read More »
Kelvin Feku is the assistant winemaker for Alex Milner, known for his work at Natte Valleij. Originally a refugee from Zimbabwe, Kelvin found his passion in South Africa’s rich wine industry, and his name graces his own label for the first time with this release. This Grenache is derived from the dryland of Wellington, cultivated… Read More »
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Rod Phillips on a special part of a special Canadian place. By Rod Phillips There’s something very special about the Naramata Bench sub-region on the southeastern side of British Columbia’s Lake Okanagan, says Rod Phillips. British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, Canada’s second largest wine region in terms of production, is being divided into sub-appellations—a process that… Read More »
The renowned restaurant, Le Gavroche, shuttered in January after its owner Michel Roux Jr. chose to concentrate on other initiatives. The establishment was launched by his father and uncle, Albert Roux and Michel Roux Sr., in the core of London’s Mayfair region in 1967. Becoming the first UK establishment to earn three Michelin stars, it… Read More »