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Dom Perignon, and the dark side of luxury
17 February 2012
Wine stimulates more than just taste buds. Its symbolic and aesthetic attributes have long been embraced by priests and the powerful. Great wine is both an escape and an evocation. Champagne houses are not the only wine producers to understand and exploit this power (Bordeaux châteaux are increasingly adopting the techniques of luxury marketing), but they were certainly among the first.
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Burgundy 2010 Vintage Report from Sarah Abbott MW
16 January 2012
2010 is a small, late harvest of fine, intense wines from a cool year. There is high quality to be found in both red and white, and the wines are exhilarating, arresting and nuanced. The expression of terroir – the voice of each village and cru – is thrillingly clear.
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What makes a wine Fine? - Blog
9 December 2011
Kingsley Amis said that the three most depressing words in the English language were “Red or White?”. “Fine Wine” is surely a candidate for the two most inefficient. Their meaning is diversely interpreted, and their use frequent but little defined.
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Should Wine Lovers Embrace Alcohol? - BLOG
8 November 2011
I see from an article in today’s Drinks Business that Robert Parker, speaking at the industry conference WineFuture Hong Kong, has criticised increasing alcohol levels in wine.
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Bordeaux 2009 - How are they doing?
21 October 2011
The En Primeur campaign for Bordeaux Vintage 2009 saw high prices, huge demand and praise that ranged from fulsome to hysterical. On the 18th October came the opportunity to taste the finished wines at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux tasting at Covent Garden.