A romantic Valentine s dinner at the château - in Pessac-Léognan or Saint-Emilon.................... The choice is yours...Châteaux Haut-Bailly and Troplong Mondot are offering romantics the chance to enjoy an intimate \"tête-à-tête\" dinner to celebrate St.Valentines Day on the 14th February. A special Valentine s menu has been concocted by in-house château chefs, Tanguy Laviale and Jérôme Cadillat. On the respective menus is a mouth-watering selection of dishes... crayfish ravioli, chicken with black truffles, lamb shanks with bolet mushrooms, filet of venison with redcurrent chutney, melt-in-your mouth chocolate gâteau with mandarins, accompanied of course by selected champagnes and wines from both of these grand cru estates. So gentlemen...what are you waiting for? For further information and reservations contact : visites@chateau-haut-bailly.com rejane@chateau-troplong-mondot.com Contact@maxinecolas.com http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/2368538844 https://twitter.com/bordeauxwinenew http://www.facebook.com/Bordeauxwinenews
Ready for WINE-TOURISM 2012 at Château Gruaud Larose................ The Pearls of Medoc: Gruaud Larose 1988, Gruaud Larose 1995, Gruaud Larose 1997 et Sarget de Gruaud Larose 2000 The Belle Époque: Gruaud Larose 1983, Gruaud Larose 1989, Gruaud Larose 1996, Gruaud Larose 2001 The Good Winemaker: Gruaud Larose 1997, Gruaud Larose 2004, Sarget de Gruaud Larose 2005 et Gruaud Larose 2007 (half-bottles) The True Medoc-Style: Gruaud Larose 1996, Gruaud Larose 2000, Gruaud Larose 2005, Sarget de Gruaud La rose 2007 (half-bottles) Harvest Workshop Chateau Gruaud-Larose will open its doors to have you participate in the first steps of making wine. Share the table with our grape-pickers in the purest Medoc style, in a warm and relaxed atmosphere. The program of the day starts at 10:30 a.m. with a tasting of our different grape varieties and an extensive visit of the vineyard and vinification facilities. You will taste the must and the chateau’s two wines.he morning gently ends with a harvest lunch and a commented wine tasting: a glass of “Reserve du Caveau”, a glass of Chateau Gruaud-Larose 2004, and a glass of Sarget de Gruaud-Larose 2002. An Exceptional Combination Château Gruaud-Larose and cheese-refiner, Jean d’Alos, invite you on a journey of flavours. Unique maturer in Bordeaux,Jean d’Alos is a true institution. He pampers his cheeses like jewels in 200 m² cellars from the XV century. Cheeses are traditionally handmade and delicious before they are selected and matured. All cheese lovers agree with this deserved consecration. An exceptional combination between two great firms joining together cheeses and wines with distinctive character. Internet : www.gruaud-larose.com BWN: contact@maxinecolas.com
Oysters and Entre-Deux-Mers Saturday 3rd December 2011 in Andernos-les-Bains............ For the 3rd year running, its time to celebrate at one of the regions most original Winter festivals, CABANES EN FÊTE ......................and to enjoy the delicious pairing of oysters with the wines of Entre-Deux-Mers! With tastings, various events and musical entertainment, a relaxed, friendly atmosphere and plenty of aromas and flavours on the menu, this is sure to be a fun festival!............ Gastronomy............................... Beneath a raised marquee, Michelin-star chefs will be performing live over a special \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"cookery piano\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" under the direction of Vincent Poussard (of the Aquitaine Culinary Circle). These culinary maestros will be exchanging recipes on the theme of \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" The Christmas Oyster\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\", after which they\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ll be giving demonstrations and tastings throughout the evening in the various kiosks.................................. http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_8d2d08dc0100yx0y.html
2011 Harvest gets off to an early start ... ...especially in Bordeaux, where picking has begun ten days earlier than usual, for the Sauvignon Blanc grapes in the Graves AOC estates. In the Médoc, the white varieties are also being harvested, while the famous reds in Margaux, Saint-Julien and Pauillac should begin between the 6th and the 9th September. This Spring, the leaf canopy developed rapidly and the vines were three weeks ahead of schedule. However, from the 14th July until last week, a fair amount of rainfall and cooler temperatures slowed down maturity. Since 1993, this year will be the second earliest harvest on record - after 2003. In Provence, the harvest start date is not as remarkably early as in Bordeaux, and the AOC Provence vineyards will be picking only four days ahead of schedule. In the Languedoc-Roussillon, an early start, at the beginning of August this year, is not exceptional for the region. A promising vintage ? Overall, this early 2011 vintage has been compared to both 1997 and 2003. \\\"Three early-harvest vintages so close together reflect a global-warming phenomenon.\\\" In Champagne, producers will be embarking on the earliest harvest in history. Picking will start 22nd and the 25th August, when 100,000 harvesters will make their way through the 33,000-odd hectares of vines which make up the appellation. The quality of the grapes this year is a combination of high levels of acidity and sugar (\\\"which is still rising\\\"). As yet, it is too early to predict whether 2011 will be a vintage year or not. http://www.facebook.com/Bordeauxwinenews
Investors turn to Art and Great Wines : The volatile nature of the markets and the serious drop in stocks and shares registered these past few weeks have weakened the attraction of traditional investment options like shares, bonds and pension funds. \\\"So, it\\\'s not surprising that investors are turning to \\\'passion funds\\\', \\\" says Enrique E. Liberman, president of the Art Fund Association, based in New York. According to Artprice.com, an informative website dedicated to the collectable art market, global income from art auction sales has almost doubled in the last year, to reach 9.36 billion dollars. China represents 33% of the total figure. According to the 2010 Hurun World Wealth Report, there are currently 875,000 millionaires in China: 6.1% more than in 2009.... Specialists in wine investments claim that the Liv-ex will continue to increase by 21% this year. http://www.facebook.com/Bordeauxwinenews
The most expensive bottle of white wine ever .....has just been sold in London. This 200 year-old Sauternes (Bordeaux) - an 1811 Château d\\\'Yquem in fact - was bought for £75,000 by French collector, Christian Vanneque. Stephen Williams, CEO of The Antique Wine Company, which is specialized in sales of rare wines, pointed out that the bottle was from a legendary vintage. French buyer Christian Vanneque is keeping the bottle for the privileged clientele of his new restaurant in Bali. The last record-breaking bottle of wine was a 1947 Cheval Blanc, sold for $304,375 in November 2010. http://fr.news.yahoo.com/video/ytv-245724/white-wine-sells-for-117-000-sets-record-26050656.html
Why I always come back for more Bordeaux During her two week trip to Bordeaux for the 2010 futures tastings, Bloomberg chronicler Elin McCoy explained to Bordeaux Wine News why she keeps coming back for more Bordeaux. Elin McCoy writes primarily for Bloomberg News, where she is the wine and spirits columnist. Bloomberg is a worldwide news service, with more than 150 bureaus around the world, and each month its stories reach about 13 million people. Elin’s columns are regularly picked up by newspapers as well as being read on Bloomberg terminals by about 300,000 investment bankers, hedgefunders, etc. Her stories also appear at Business Week, and sometimes the San Francisco Chronicle. In addition, she writes a monthly column in the Bloomberg magazine Markets. .......
Rare bottles of Haut-Brion in celebratory collectors wine desks up for auction and a complete range of good value premium brand Bordeaux wines.Interview with Prince Robert of Luxembourg at Château La Mission Haut-Brion. By Maxine Colas.
