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July 21, 2010
Domaine Leflaive in The One Show yesterday night
Click here to see the programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00t5mcz/The_One_Show_20_07_2010/.
The wine-related sequence with Phil Tufnell starts after 10 minutes and 40 seconds.
More information on Domaine Leflaive's wines on www.corneyandbarrow.com...
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July 14, 2010
¡Dos días, dos regiones, dos productores… A una vez en un viaje de tiempo de vida a España!
Two days, two regions, two producers… A once in a life time trip to Spain!
It’s no secret that Spanish wines are my true passion, so you can imagine my reaction when I was invited to accompany Alison and Adam on their annual buying trip to Ribera del Duero...
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July 7, 2010
Meet our Italian Producers
We interviewed three of our Italian producers who visited London to showcase their wines at the Definitive Italian Tasting at Lord's.
Giovanna – La Tunella
Which of your wines are in currently your fridge at home?
La Tunella Sauvignon Blanc. It is fresh, fruity and easy to drink. I also chill the Pinot...
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July 2, 2010
Friuli meets Japan
Food and wine pairings sometimes offer the most astonishing surprises. On a brief trip to London this week, Giovanna, from our Friuli producer La Tunella, joined us on Monday at Tsuru Bankside one of our on-trade customers, a new, modern and authentic Japanese restaurant tucked behind Tate Modern on the Southbank. With a welcome cooling breeze blowing our al fresco table and ...
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June 21, 2010
On Bordeaux 2009 prices
The barrage of releases tend to render blogging instantly out of date so rather than give my thoughts on every release - that’s what the email offers and twitter are for - I thought I would summarise at what I guess is the moment when things are about to go...
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June 18, 2010
Birthday Bubbles to Celebrate Delamotte’s 250th Year
250th birthdays are rare for Champagne – so rare that only 4 have ever been celebrated. This year marks the impressive milestone for Champagne Delamotte, making it the sixth joint oldest Champagne House. Celebrations are, most definitely, in order. To kick things off, Didier Depond, President of Champagne Delamotte and...
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May 26, 2010
Aubert de Villaine – Decanter Man of the Year
The start of En Primeur and other things have got in the way of writing up the evening when 1 Thomas More Street hosted a seriously memorable Presentation Dinner. Two months of work by Adam, Bernadette and Davina saw the office converted out of almost all recognition - the...
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May 11, 2010
Bordeaux 09 – Sauternes Season
Last week was the second week of releases. It turns out to have been a Sauternes week. May be this will become a trend in years to come that the Sauterne release early - we'll just have to see. Either way I think it was sensible as they have filled...
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April 26, 2010
Last weeks Bordeaux 2009 activity, Olivier Leflaive 09′s and Edouard Moueix Tasting Dinner
A quick update following the first week of releases (not many of them!). Last Tuesday saw d’Angludet out at £219, demand seemed steady, it’s a wine that tasted well this year and has a good following. The other three wines we offered last week were all quite different “beasts” –...
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April 21, 2010
Clos de Tart Masterclass
Although all the talk at the moment is about Bordeaux 2009, that was put to one side last night for a magnificent feast of fine red Burgundy. The burgundy in question was Clos de Tart, the magnificent monopole grand cru from Morey-St-Denis. 70 burgundophiles gathered in Forbes House in Belgravia...
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