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Month: August 2016
Words on Wine with Jean-Jacques Dubourdieu
At the end of July we spoke to winemaker Jean Jacques Dubourdieu of Denis Dubourdieu Domaines, a group of properties producing wine within the Sauternes, Barsac, Graves and Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux appellations. He very kindly answered our questions, despite the recent death of his beloved father Denis Dubourdieu –…
Discover your Bordeaux at the Big Feastival!
Every year Bordeaux Wines UK teams up with top UK events to spread the word (and love) on the region’s wine. We’re excited to announce that this year for the very first time, Bordeaux Wines UK is appearing at Jamie Oliver’s Big Feastival! Bordeaux Wines UK will be setting up…
Our brand new Bordeaux.com!
We are pleased to invite you to continue discovering Bordeaux with an updated website which includes a design overhaul, increased functionalities, new rubrics, and additional interactivity. It”s much more than just a redesign, it”s a profound transformation that catches your attention and offers the best of Bordeaux. Discover Bordeaux The…
BBQ Food and Wine Pairings
Red Meat If you’re the type of person that believes no BBQ is incomplete without red meat, then we’d suggest pairing your main dish with a Bordeaux red. Although Bordeaux is famous for its heavier, fuller body red wines, it also produces an array of delicious supple & fruity styles…
Bordeaux Harvest 2015
Of course it’s also the most nerve-wracking, especially if the weather has been unkind throughout the year.Luckily this year is set to be one of the best, and with an exceptionally warm summer, getting up to 40 degrees Celsius on some days, the outlook couldn’t be better. In fact the…
BBC Good Food Show
Come join Bordeaux Wines UK for wine tastings, enjoy a huge selection of food and beverages made by artisan producers, and indulge in recipes dished up by a stellar line up of cooks and chefs.We’ll be showcasing Bordeaux’s diversity of wines and colours, ranging from white, rosé and red, as…
Lavendar & Lovange’s Spring pasta recipe
This Tortellini Pasta bake with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto & Mozzarella by Lavendar & Lovange’s Karen, caught our eye. It’s pasta – a dish we’re all familiar with and therefore likely to satisfy the whole family, but it’s made with tasty sun dried tomato and fresh mozzarella – a little nod…
Clerkenwell Boy’s favourite dishes
“For starters I would choose the asparagus at Rochelle Canteen (Al fresco dining just off Arnold Circus where you can BYO wine).” Although asparagus is notoriously difficult to pair wine with, it can go well with a structured & generous Bordeaux dry white wine like a Graves. These are substantial…
Carbon Footprint Conscious winemaking in Bordeaux
Bordeaux’s winemaking industry is collectively looking to the future and has taken steps to reduce this impact, and best preserve the environment. Along with other initiatives, Bordeaux has taken conscious measures to reduce its carbon footprint. We’ve profiled four châteaux who have introduced improved methods of wine production to reduce…
Clerkenwell Boy’s Trip to Bordeaux: A Visual Diary
Here’s a visual diary of his trip that took him from the city of Bordeaux to the Right, then Left Banks, through the vineyards of Pomerol, Saint-Émilion, Margaux and Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux. The trip will hopefully inspire your next visit to our region! 10:30am: Visit to Le Marché des…
Meet the women making Bordeaux Wine
30-year-old, Anaïs Mallet oversees the organisation of the work in the vineyards at Château Lafon-Rochet, an estate based in the Médoc. It’s a multi-tasking job that she obtained following an internship at the estate, and after graduating from a degree in agricultural engineering. She works alongside the estate’s owner Basile…
Bordeaux’s new generation of winemakers
30-somethings who have grown up on a family estate, inspired by their parent’s know-how, as well as passion for wine, are taking over the running of the winery, breathing a new life into their family’s tradition of winemaking – an essential ingredient in the regeneration of the Bordeaux wine world….
Words on Wine with Oz Clarke
We spoke to him last week to find out more about the journey that lead him there. Clarke embarked on a degree at Oxford University to study Theology and Psychology, and whilst wine wasn’t really on his radar, he decided to join the university wine tasting course for ulterior motives,…
A day in the life of a Biac Grape during harvest
They decided to share a day in the life of a Biac Merlot grape on harvest day, from the moment of being picked to becoming wine juice – to give you a little insight into what happens to a grape during one of the most exciting times of the year…