Is en primeur broken and what would it take to fix it? My thoughts on the market conditions that will ultimately determine the success or failure commercially of the #bdx23 vintage. thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/bordea… The Drinks Business #bdx23 #enprimeur #ep23 #bordeaux23

Part I of my Bordeaux 2023 vintage report - on the weather conditions during the growing season - now published thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/bordea… #bdx23 #ep23 #enprimeur #bordeaux23 #bordeaux The Drinks Business Part II out tomorrow ... on what to expect from the vintage

Margaux: the first of my appellation-by-appellation profiles for the Bordeaux 2023 vintage - with full tasting notes #margaux #ep2023 #enprimeur #bdx2023 The Drinks Business thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/margau…

My thoughts on tomorrow's key #enprimeur releases from #bdx23, notably those from #lafite #chateaulafiterothschild with full tasting notes The Drinks Business thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/domain…

My appellation-by-appellation profiles of the #bdx23 vintage continue with #st_julien The Drinks Business #enprimeur #ep2023 - full tasting notes, as ever thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/st-jul…

My thoughts and tasting notes on today's new #bdx2023 releases with wines from Haut-Médoc, St-Emilion, Pessac-Léognan and Sauternes The Drinks Business #enprimeur #ep2023 #bdx23 thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/tastin…

St Emilion 2023 - a vintage of glass ceilings ... my analysis and full tasting notes (over 150 wines tasted) The Drinks Business #bordeaux2023 #bdx2023 #bdx23 #enprimeur #en_primeur #st_emilion thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/saint-…

My appellation-by-appellation profiles of the #bdx23 vintage continue with Pomerol - an appellation with more than its share of the best of the vintage #pomerol #enprimeur#bordeaux #ep2023 #bdx2023 The Drinks Business thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/pomero…

Freshness - the watchword of the #bdx23 vintage when it comes to the dry whites of the region just as much as for the truly exceptional Barsac and Sauternes thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/pessac… #ep2023 #enprimeur #bordeaux #pessac_leognan #sauternes #barsac The Drinks Business

From 2023, Montrose will be sourced entirely from Terrace 4, the top Cabernet terroir of the Medoc ... thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/06/montro… The Drinks Business #bdx2023 #enprimeur #ep2023 #chateau_montrose

Maison Joseph Drouhin announces its first wine transport by cargo sailboat to the US @maisonjdrouhin The Drinks Business #chablis #cote_de_beaune thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/06/maison…

🇫🇷🗳️"Let's try something that has not been tried before" Florence Faucher on the messages being spread on social media motivating #French voters to support the far-right #legislatives2024 #F24Debate

More exciting news from la place prior to the autumn releases ... The Drinks Business #mosel #laplacedebordeaux #septemberreleases #riesling thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/07/schlos…

Bibi Graetz has set a new record for Italian wine after a one-off 27-litre bottle of Colore 2016 became the most expensive Italian bottle ever sol. ... The Drinks Business #bibi_graetz #colore #testamatta thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/07/bibi-g…

Penfolds is to mark its 180th anniversary with the launch of its 25-strong 2024 Collection ... and something a little special besides ... The Drinks Business Penfolds #bin180 thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/07/penfol…

VCC100: the tasting of a lifetime ... 100 years on from the Thienpont's acquisition of Vieux Chateau Certan in 1923 #vcc100 #vieuxchateaucertan #pomerol The Drinks Business thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/08/vieux-…

This will be broadcast today (11h & 23h in France; 10 AM & 10 PM in the UK) on France Culture .... available as a podcast thereafter (en francais, premier fois pour moi!) radiofrance.fr/franceculture/…

Just how bad are the market conditions on the eve of the la place's September 'beyond Bordeaux' campaign? My thoughts - free to read, as ever thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/08/the-ma… #SeptemberReleases #laplacedebordeaux #autumncollection The Drinks Business

Domaine de Baronarques opens la place's autumn collection with an impressive triology of releases thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/08/domain… #SeptemberReleases #laplacedebordeaux #autumncollection The Drinks Business

La place de Bordeaux's Autumn Collection - my report ... with full tasting notes (140+ wines), region-by-region, to follow over the next few days #septemberreleases #horsBordeaux #laplacedebordeaux #autumn_collection The Drinks Business thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/09/hors-b…