Bordeaux wine gift guide for Christmas 2022

Looking for Christmas gift ideas but don’t know where to start? We are here to help! Find the perfect holiday wine gift for everyone on your list this year, no matter your budget. From dry whites, sparkling Crémants, refreshing rosés, fruit-forward reds to sweet wines – there’s a Bordeaux wine…

Discover Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur appellations

What is an appellation or AOC? “AOC” means Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (Protected Designation of Origin). It is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butter, and other agricultural products. The principle is simple: everything is based on the concept of terroir. AOC designates a product…

Bordeaux Hot 50 2022 selection is announced

We are delighted to announce that the Bordeaux Hot 50 Selection 2022 has been released. A celebration of the very best of modern Bordeaux, the Hot 50 2022 selection highlights the exceptional quality, unexpected diversity and incredible value that the Bordeaux region has to offer. All wines are priced between…

Anyone for Board-eaux? Top 5 Bordeaux Wines for Board Game Night

As the nights draw in and we enjoy cosy nights in with friends and family, why not explore the diversity of Bordeaux wines while beating your guests at your favourite board game? From crisp dry whites, fresh rosés to modern, approachable reds, Bordeaux wines deserve to be poured throughout the…

2020 Vintage. What are the 2020 Bordeaux wines like? We reveal all!

In this article that appeared in October, we mentioned that 2020 was an extraordinary year, both in terms of the adjustments that had to be made to wine production due to lockdown, and climate conditions. Months on, we now know more about the flavour of these wines that you’ll soon…

Dry white Bordeaux wines, the art of taking your time

Dry white wine and Bordeaux? Yes, you read correctly. It may surprise you, but the Bordeaux region has always produced white wines! Today almost 2,000 winemakers, who mostly run small estates (4.6 hectares or about 6 football pitches on average) continue the thousand-year-old tradition of white wines in Bordeaux. For…