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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The Medoc sub-region of Bordeaux

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On October 8th, I attended a class at Decanter HQ in London led by Decanter Contributing Editor Steven Spurrier and titled Mastering the Med...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Interview with Dr. Tony Wolf, Virginia Tech Viticulturist, on $3.8 million USDA wine quality improvement grant

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Virginia Tech ( www.vt.edu ) was recently awarded a $3.8 million, 5-year grant by the US Department of Agriculture's (USDAs) National In...
Sunday, November 14, 2010

Cellar Tour and Dinner at Château d'Yquem with M. Pierre Lurton, GM: Decanter d'Yquem Weekend

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We made our way back to Les Sources de Caudalie after the Château Cheval Blanc visit and, after stopping to take pictures at Petrus and a fe...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Lunch at Château Cheval Blanc with Pierre Clouet, Technical Director: Decanter d'Yquem Weekend.

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Château Cheval Blanc knocked our socks off on Saturday.  Technical Director Pierre Olivier Clouet had just spent 90 minutes expounding on th...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Château Cheval Blanc visit with Pierre Olivier Clouet, Technical Director: Decanter d"Yquem Weekend

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We arose on Saturday morning and, after breakfast, boarded two vans for transit to Château Cheval Blanc.  Master of Wine James Lawther was e...
Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Château Smith Haut Lafitte Cellar Tour and Les Sources de Caudalie Dinner: Decanter d'Yquem Weekend

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Photo courtesy Ogodinho with permission. Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte is a property located in the Pessac-Léognan commune of the Graves ...
Monday, November 8, 2010

A Review of Decanter's d'Yquem Weekend Event

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Decanter had billed it as a Bordeaux Readers d'Yquem Weekend and, at the end of the day, the Readers had had a lot of d'Yquem and (m...