So day two dawned with a very foggy start. Not what we had expected having look forward to a picturesque breakfast on the 7th floor. Whilst on the topic of breakfast it is comfortably the most importa...

Early starts and first impressions So the assessment of 2016 Bordeaux started yesterday morning. I had overnighted in St.Emilion but the core of the team (those that would do all 7 days) met at Bordea...

Château Pape Clement © Bordeaux Tourism With the Bordeaux trade decamped to Hong Kong this week for Vinexpo, the annual trade fair, we thought this would be a good time for a stock take. What has go...

During the en primeur tastings, we managed to get some time with Francois Mitjavile. He’s owner of Tertre Roteboeuf and Roc de Cambes, some of the most fascinating and incredible areas in Bordea...

Bordeaux pricing can be a complex beast. The question we ask ourselves is “Which wines should we recommend and why?” This is an insight into how we pick which wines to offer, and fairly useful for...

With our extensive list of contacts in Bordeaux we managed to get some time with the area’s key producers. Every En Primeur campaign is a bit of a whirlwind. Samples tasted hurriedly, the inevit...

Whilst tweets and pictures can easily be done on the hoof from Bordeaux during the En Primeur tastings there is never time to really reflect while in the middle of it. The pace is frenetic. Tasting st...

Saint-Emilion has always been the noisy neighbour to the Bordeaux establishment. Forgotten in the 1855 classification and left to its own devices, the region’s winemakers have had to play catch up t...

Head of Fine Wine, Will Hargrove had a stellar night at the St Pancras Renaissance hotel recently. Here are the wines he tasted with a select group of lucky enthusiasts. Sound like your kind of thing?...