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Domaine du Pressoir à Cales: Agnès et Thierry Arnault

Domaine du Pressoir à Cales is situated in the village of Bouillé-Loretz in the very North of Deux-Sèvres in the region of Poitou-Charentes. View Larger Map The winery is owned by Agnès et Thierry Arnault. Their son showed us round … Continue reading

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Domain du Pont de Livier – Flore et Emmanuel Rialland

Domain du Pont de Livier is in the Anjou appellation and within the Maine & Loire Department of France in the region of Pays de la Loire. View Larger Map It is run by Flore and Emmanuel Rialland. Flore showed … Continue reading

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California Food & Wine Festival

From April 16 to May 31, 2010, the Fifth Annual Disney’s California Food & Wine Festival will take place at Disney’s California Adventure® Park. Other locations at the Disneyland® Resort will host “The Art of Flavor,” with cooking demonstrations, seminars … Continue reading

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Ladubay from Saumur & Ackerman from Loire

Some of TheWineBlokes are currently touring a lesser known region of France just North of Bordeaux. The two local big wine regions are Saumur & Loire so it was decided to put them to the supermarche test: two reasonably priced … Continue reading

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Stirring Grapes: 2010 Vintage Video Blog from New Zealand

Matt Cozens from Adnams Wine & Cellar is keeping a video blog of his work on a 2010 vintage at Forrest Wines in New Zealand. Here he is stirring up the grapes and explaining what he’s up to. Matt served … Continue reading

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La Cheteau: Crémant de Loire BRUT

This brut has a delicate acidity which retreats from the palatte before overwhelming. Like many locally available French wines, the makers refrain from the big fruit flavours favoured by the Aussies. They also opt for greener tones rather than the … Continue reading

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Adnam’s Cellar & Kitchen Recommendation for March: Flying Kiwi

Adnam’s shops in have a handy habit of uploading their latest recommendations to Youtube – so here’s the latest from the wine afficionados there – this month advising on Flying Kiwi (click here to purchase): On the nose: passionfruit, bell … Continue reading

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Interview with Baroness Philipine de Rothschild

An interview with Baroness Philippine de Rothschild who owns Château Mouton Rothschild. In 1853, Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, an Englishman, purchased the property then called Chateau Brane-Mouton and renamed it Chateau Mouton-Rothschild. In 1922, his great grandson, Baron Philippe, took … Continue reading

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Harrods Offering Free Wine Tastings

If you happen to be passing through Knightsbridge, London, during the next week, you may get a very nice surprise upon inspecting the Harrods Wine Store – they are giving free wine tastings throughout the Christmas season! Go on more … Continue reading

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d’Arenberg “The Laughing Magpie” Wine Features in “The Drops of God” Manga Comic

There’s a new craze sweeping Japan and Australian wine growers are rubbing their hands together. “The Drops of God” is a manga comic which features two step-brothers pitted against one another in a quest to find the world’s greatest wines. … Continue reading

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