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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Jancis Robinson MW at our Echezeaux Tasting

By Ben Greene | Published: October 16, 2009
Last night’s Echezeaux tasting contained some fascinating wines, everybody seemed to enjoy themselves, and we were very lucky to be joined by various luminaries from the wine world. Here shop manager and tall cameraman Joe talks through the wines, good and bad with Jancis Robinson MW.
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Visiting Domaine Ott

By Joe Gilmour | Published: October 14, 2009
It was a bit like turning up for a blind date, casting my eyes around Heathrow terminal five, trying to identify my companions for a trip to Domaine Ott, who, I realised I had no contact details for. Luckily, there seemed a group who looked like they had just met each other and were talking [...]
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Bollinger Visit Roberson

By Ben Greene | Published: October 13, 2009
The good people from Bollinger stopped in today to remind us of how good their wines all are. They even brought with them a reserve wine from the 2004 vintage, their Pinot Noir from Verzenay. This is one of the 200 that make up the blend of what you see on the shelf, and was certainly [...]
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Brotherhood of the Wine Socks

By Mark Andrew | Published: October 9, 2009
As a committed Burgundophile I have dreamed of one day being invited to join the ‘Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin’. It is a place where the crème de la crème of wine makers, merchants and writers come together to share the finest and rarest wines of Burgundy – and perhaps the world’s most illustrious drinking [...]
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Stars of Southern France Tasting

By Mark Andrew | Published: October 2, 2009
The latest instalment of our fine wine tasting program kicked off last thursday with a look at the ‘Legends of Southern France’. As you all know Burgundy is my first love in the world of wine, but once the Côte d’Or is taken out of the equation it is the sunny climes of Mediterranean France [...]
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