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Between the four of them, how many vintages have John Shafer of Shafer Vineyards, Boots Brounstein of Diamond Creek Vineyards, Margrit Biever Mondavi of Robert Mondavi Winery and Jim Barrett of Chateau Montelena seen in the Napa Valley? Let’s just say ‘a lot’. On February 24th 2011, this venerable quartet […]

Napa Valley Wine Legends – Part 1


Endeavouring to clear a backlog of video material that has accumulated since going to Australia in December. Here are two films featuring eight red Burgundies I tasted late in 2010…. PART 1 Henri Prudhon St Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes 2006 (£18.50 Adnams, Yorkshire Vintners) There’s a toffee-like note to […]

Wine Tasting Videos: eight red Burgundies


First of a couple of videos featuring a range of Sauvignons I tasted in early January 2011 (the second is here) – Sauvignon doesn’t always float my boat, but I enjoyed these… De Grendel Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2010,  Durbanville, South Africa (£16.99 Oddbins) Bracing wine with grassy green pepper aromas […]

Wine Tasting Video – Sauvignons from South Africa & New ...




Maison Roche de Bellène Bourgogne Rouge Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Réserve 2008 (£11.50 The Wine Society) An earthy youngster, no shortage of red berry and cherry flavour, nor of tangy minerality, but maybe just a little too structured and chewy for real class. B+ Tanners Red Burgundy 2008 (Roche de Bellène) […]

Wine Tasting Video – Five ‘basic’ Red Burgundies