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1990 in the Sunshine - (May 2008)
Tasting note from Dr Jeremy Howard.
Two friends and I decided to use the unseasonable May weather to try some
Left Bank Bordeaux 1990s. For many Bordeaux lovers, this vintage vies with
1989 for supremacy between 1986 and the vintages of the late nineties. Top
Bordeaux wines from the 1990s are certainly not cheap, but they are a little
more accessible than the astronomic prices one meets when venturing into
the best years of the 1980s (and beyond). Plus I was aware from reading the
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Brits buying French Vineyards
The number of British-owned French vineyards “must now be well into
four figures,” says Jancis Robinson MW. And given the lack of
involvement of Alistair Darling in the country’s taxation matters, she
says “it is hardly surprising then that a substantial proportion of the
hundreds of thousands of them who own French property has been tempted
by the apparently bucolic life of a vigneron”. ...
Slurp.co.uk Secures Second Round Funding from Aspiration Capital
Slurp.co.uk has announced the closing of its second round of financing. An undisclosed sum has been raised from venture capital fund Aspiration Capital alongside business angels and existing management.
The funds will be used for a major marketing campaign in 2008 and for the further development of the www.slurp.co.uk website. Slurp is also negotiating with a number of smaller producers about importing and marketing their wines into the UK.
Slurp Managing Director Paul Mitchell said:
"There is no question that people are increasingly looking for an alternative to mass produced, supermarket-style wines. And people love the convenience of shopping for their wine on the…...
Buying Bordeaux to Drink Not Keep
France is one of the oldest wine producing regions in Europe and is the world's largest producer by value. Despite some small exports from Bordeaux, until about 1850 most wine in France was consumed locally. People in Paris drank wine from the local vineyards, people in Bordeaux drank Bordeaux, those in Burgundy drank Burgundy, and so on throughout the country. Then, in 1855 at the request of Emperor Napoleon III in preparation for the Great International Exposition in Paris, a regional appellation system was developed for the Médoc. At the request of the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce, the Union…...
Wine Prices Set to Rise
The Chancellor will make his Budget speech to the House of Commons on 12th March 2008 at 12:30pm and if the rumours are to be believed, Mr Darling is probably going to add between 10-20p per bottle on wine. This is a huge hike and will mean that duty could rise to as much as £1.57 per bottle. Whilst this will make less of a difference on a £10 bottle, it will kill the sub £5 market. So if you are to take the advice of top wine writers like Tim Atkin of the Observer, now is the time…...
