Latour and Mouton Retrospectives
Since first growths are now worth more upon release than aged in the bottle, I figured it was a good time to recount a couple of recent verticals held in New York City of Latour and Mouton Rothschild, held at Jean Georges and Picholine respectively.
Nestled away in a private suite above the restaurant, we started [...]
Figeac and Aubert de Villaine in December
I have to say that my first week using the dictaphone has been a resounding success. Expect a flurry of notes from me this summer, as I have a lot of catching up to do, and the following notes are Part III of my trip to Bordeaux…last December.
My third day in Bordeaux last December was [...]
Riedel Glass
Our latest podcast contains an interview with Georg Riedel of the Riedel Glassworks Company which celebrates 250 years of existence this year.
Topics covered: The relationship between Riedel and the Swarovski family, the most difficult period since Georg Riedel took over the firm, innovations in glass manufacture, how a wine glass can show a wine to [...]
Trading with the world’s corrupt nations: China
I was distressed to read that the environmental and human rights activist Fu Xiancai had been recently brutally assaulted following his meeting with the Public Security Bureau after his interview with German public television station Das Erste about the Three Gorges project (full story HERE ).
Only recently in the wine press one reads of [...]
La Paulee 2006
Ok, I know, I know. I am a bit backed up with my notes in 2006. I know it doesn’t do anyone any good for me to tell you how many notes I have taken, how many wines I have tasted in the first five months of this year, etc. Sorry, but I keep getting [...]
