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Radio WM Bordeaux Week

Dourthe No.1 2015 12%                                                                         The Wine Society £8.50 A Sauvignon Blanc from Bordeaux is more delicate than some of […]

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Radio WM 15/07

Dourthe Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Majestic £6.99 (mixed 6 price) 12% Attractive passionfruit and elderflower aromas, crisp and fresh by a great Bordeaux name, Dourthe. Bordeaux Blanc seems too often to slip under the radar. Don’t over-look them –they’ve got bags of elegance and style. Food: great with goat’s cheese, salads and shellfish.     […]

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A Bit of Bordeaux Blanc

Bordeaux is all about red wine. Claret. Médoc. St. Emillion. Expensive Crus Classés. But actually there is so much more to Bordeaux than that. 88% is indeed red wine but that means that 12% is not. There’s a titchy bit of rosé made and some of the best sweet white wines in the world come from […]

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Baldon meets Bordeaux

I present Bordeaux tastings all the time but this one, in Baldon Oxfordshire, stood out. We weren’t tasting first growths, or indeed any growths. It was a tasting of Everyday Bordeaux – not a great term really, meaning that the wines are affordable, but I tell you what, I would be happy to drink any one of […]