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Best value Burgundy 2014 – Stephen Brook   Stephen Brook February 23, 2016 0 Comments Share Tweet Pin 32 shares Stephen Brook has selected en primeur wines from the Burgundy 2014 vintage that offer best value for money - and are all 89 points and above. image: http://keyassets.timeincuk.net/inspirewp/live/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2016/02/Best-value-burgundy-2014-630x417.png More than 1,000 Burgundy 2014 en primeur wines were rated and tasted for Decanter by Gérard Basset OBE MW MS and Stephen Brook. See their  overview of the Burgundy 2014 vintage . Find all Burgundy 2014 wine ratings and tasting notes here . Best value Burgundy 2014, by Stephen Brook: image: http://keyassets.timeincuk.net/inspirewp/live/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2016/02/2016-Domaine_Cordier_Pere_et_Fils_Pouilly_Fuisse_2014.jpg Domaine Cordier Père et Fils, Pouilly-Fuissé 2014 Heady, rich apple nose. The full-bodied, concentrated, spicy palate has some grip and...

WINE PAIRINGS FOR YOUR CHINESE ZODIAC SIGN VinePair Staff @VinePair     February 6, 2016       As a rat you are quick witted and incredibly versatile, just like  Malbec . While born in France,  Malbec found its true home in Argentina , showing off its versatility and its ability to surprise and delight, just like you. According to the Chinese Zodiac, the year that you’re born has a lot to do with the type of person you’ll become. And those unique traits determined by your birth year are not only relatable to you, they’re also relatable to specific wines. So here is your ideal wine, based on your Chinese Zodiac sign. Year of the Rat Year of the Ox Oxes are known for their perseverance in the face of long suffering, and  Riesling  in America has experienced the same. While celebrated in  Germany , it has long been overlooked in the U.S. by consumers who assume it’s too sweet, but every year it continues to perseve...

- This article is written by a journalist on a journey of discovery - and on a mission to learn about wine. image: http://keyassets.timeincuk.net/inspirewp/live/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2015/07/Noble-rot-630x420.jpg Noble rot By  Yiyao Wu from Shanghai – the Chinese perspective Use the where to study map on the WSET website to see which courses are  available near you . About ten years ago quite a number of wine consumers in China would add soft drinks such as Sprite to wines because they believed it would make wines taste softer, sweeter and more friendly to beginner drinkers. While some believe this was an innovative, local-know-how to boost wine consumption, many would frown at such methods of “blending” regarding it as a crime against nature. In recent years as more wine varieties are known and accessible to consumers, blending soft drinks into wine is rarely seen. For those who would love a glass of sweet wine, there are a variety of different metho...

10 Years After – Bordeaux 2006 © Bordeaux Index At a recent tasting,  Adam Lechmere  finds the decade-old Bordeaux wines to be in fine shape. Posted Wednesday, 03-Feb-2016 The 2006 vintage in Bordeaux was destined to be difficult. Apart from coming straight after the already-legendary 2005, the weather was far from ideal – a warm start, a broiling July (hotter, on average, than the heatwave of 2003), then a damp, cool August, a blast of heat in early September and then rain for two weeks until the end of the month. The ripening process had been so protracted that bunches were unevenly ripe, and the rain just before harvest increased the danger of rot. It was a season when diligent – and costly – work in the vineyards, and rigorous sorting when the grapes arrived in the winery, was essential. "It was a very expensive harvest," Florence Cathiard at Smith Haut Lafitte said. "We had to select almost as if it was Sauternes." Related stories: 10 Years...

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