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Friday, December 14th, 2007Australian red wine is the antithesis of French Bordeaux. Instead of the quaint, stone-wall-enclosed vineyards of tens or hundreds of hectares, lovingly hand-tended by a garagiste we find, to be it blunt, wine farms.
Not that this is a bad thing. It’s similar to the model used in California, Argentina, Chile, and many, many other wine […]
Great Bordeux Value: 2003 Puygeuraud
Thursday, December 13th, 2007With the euro growing stronger with every passing day against the dollar it’s becoming more and more difficult to find French wine at reasonable prices. Chateaux that used to run in the $20 per bottle range are now selling in the $40 range. The outstanding 2000 vintage, with its concomitant leap in prices, didn’t help […]
Bordeaux Heaven
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007What to choose? Perhaps the ‘61 Lafite Rothschild. Maybe the ‘45 d’Yquem…no, make that the ‘97 d’Yquem. The 1897 d’Yquem!
Surrounded by row upon row of outstanding first- and second-growth Bordeaux, from all of the important vintages…a dream? No, it’s a visit to the Société des alcools du Québec store in the old town. My wife […]
JJ Buckley Black Friday Sale
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007JJ Buckley Wines just announced their Black Friday sale. Last year saw some outstanding bargains, but you’ll need to get to their website early. The sale starts on Friday, November 23rd at 6am EST and ends at midnight EST. They also are featuring free shipping on champagne orders between now and the end of the […]
Outstanding Wine Values at Wine Commune
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Most of my Bordeaux comes from California. I used to spend a fair amount of time prowling the bargain bins at my local wine shops, occasionally sucking it up and buying half a case or a case or just an individual bottle at retail prices.
Then it happened. I was reading an article on Decanter about […]