Almost exactly a year ago, I launched my site, and tried to things a bit differently with actions like the mentor week, an NFT ebook & working with brilliant partners like
@thewineconv
. I am SO THRILLED to be given the
@theIWSC
2023 Wine Communicator Trophy tonight. 🙌 🏆
Excellent job from
@DanielLambert29
on
@mrjamesob
right now, explaining how the new reality of wine importing into the UK is impacting trade and consumers. Lots of 'good griefs' and 'ooofs' from James...
Mouton Rothschild unveils its 2018 label by artist Xu Bing. He uses 'square word calligraphy' which looks like Chinese script but is the Latin alphabet. Look closely and you see this reads 'Mouton' and 'Rothschild'.
Lovely news from
@berrybrosrudd
- Inside Bordeaux has been shortlisted Best of the Best Wine Book in the Gourmand Awards. Books from 175 countries were considered, which is quite crazy!!!
So interesting to see the 'cloches' anti-frost at Smith Haut-Lafitte this year - no environmental impact compared to the candles/smudge pots, from a company called Wine Protect.
Had a glass of this at a chateau earlier in the year, dreamt about it ever since & bought a (single, it’s expensive) bottle for husband’s 50th. 💯 lived up to expectations.
#dp2008
The most perfect birthday cake, thank you to
@ben_ludford
&
@STYLISA
for my Inside Bordeaux inspired cake… I think
@janeansonwine
is going to love this as much as I do!!!
On March 1, I was part of a panel of 12 tasters to assess the impact of 14 months on the International Space Station on an iconic Bdx wine. Today we revealed the wine & the initial results. Thanks to
@SpaceCu
for asking me to be part of this amazing experiment.
First print run of
#insidebdx
sold out a few month ago, so happy to get a shipment of the 2nd print run at my house this morning… this one going fast too!!
In summer 2022, Brad Pitt & French producer Damien Quintard will reopen Studio Miraval at Ch Miraval. This is where Pink Floyd recorded The Wall, & the Cure Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. Happy to say I have stood at the lectern where Just like Heaven lyrics are carved in the wood...
This is how the windows of
@berrybrosrudd
would have looked for the planned book launch back in April. Have been saving them for today. Harry Potter-style floating books, just SO SO SO GORGEOUS.
#insidebordeaux
#publicationday
The smoke hanging over the vineyards as we drove to St Emilion and Pomerol yesterday was insane. James captures it in Margaux here, so both banks impacted. More cold nights expected early next week.
Somebody asked me about 100% cabernet francs in Bdx the other day & now I can't remember who. So I am just randomly telling you all that Ch Marjosse is launching a new bottling called Cuvée Ortolan that will be a pure cab franc.
Amazing tasting these legendary and rarely seen Clare Valley wines last night. The Pressings 1977 was insanely young. How many press-wine-only bottlings are there worldwide?
Coup de tonnerre à
#Saint
Émilion : les deux Premiers Grands Crus Classés ‘A’ historiques de l’appellation, Château
#ChevalBlanc
et Château
#Ausone
, ont décidé de ne pas déposer de dossier de candidature au prochain classement qui doit voir le jour en 2022.
Free to read on the site today (or just to stare at the gorgeous images ❤️ 📚) - the wine library at Ch Haut-Brion that contains 2500 manuscripts and books is open for researchers…
Very sad to hear that André Lurton has died aged 94. He was behind the creation of AOC Pessac Léognan, had 630ha of vines, was mayor of Grezillac, director of CIVB for 20 years... & father of seven.