October 2011
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New York Wine Experience with Chateau Coutet
This week we had a chance to meet up with the head of strategic marketing and communications for Chateau Coutet: Aline Baly. We met at the Wine Spectator’s annual New York Wine Experience at the Marriot Marquis, right in Times Square. She gave us a taste of how she got involved with the liquid gold, and a glass of the 2007 vintage to sip as well! Describe Chateau Coutet in 3 words....
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Harvest at Chateau La Rame with House Dog Putschi
Back in Sainte Croix du Mont at Chateau La Rame, under a blazing sun the pickers suffer as much as grapes, vineyards and winemakers. La Rame (the Rock in Old French) was at the Revolution, owned by Baron Vertheuil, Governor of the Ile d’Oleron and Lord of la rame. Cited as the oldest cru and the most famous of the AOC (Gold Medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1895 in Bordeaux and Paris...
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Meeting Up with Chateau Guiraud
Meet Premier Cru Classe Chateau Guiraud’s Brand Ambassador Augustin Lacaille, who came into town last week for a special wine tasting at Upper East Side Millesima Wine Shop. While he’s in town, Augustin’s main task is to meet with consumers, restaurants, and wine shops, to extend the knowledge of sweet Bordeaux. How he describes the wine? “It has character. Elegant. Not...
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More Than 100 Pickers at Chateau Bastor Lamontagne
More than 100 pickers in Preignac. With over 55 hectares of Sauternes, Michel Garat of Chateau Bastor Lamontagne needs a large and strong team. “We usually hire 80 pickers during harvest, but we had to hire 100 pickers to go faster,” he explained. Jason and David, from the village of Fargues, come back each year. They have fun especially when it’s nice outside. They are...
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Horses & Harvest at Chateau Moulannes
Since Tuesday, the harvest is in the agenda in the Sweet Bordeaux wines region. Horses graze nearby and watch the harvest at Chateau Mourlannes. In Gabarnac, located on the slopes of the Garonne River, between Loupiac and Sainte Croix du Mont, Jany and his small team walk in the rows. Under the anxious eyes of the horses, the tractor that sorts the grapes disturb them. His cousin from...
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The Best Pickers in the World - Harvest at Chateau...
Vineyards overlooking the Chateau of Cadillac. A friendly atmosphere and team of Marc Medeville at Chateau Fayau in Cadillac. “It is a good laugh while working,” he says. You can meet famous people of the region like:
1. a famous back basket man: Erwin who was in several newspapers thank to his size and shape,
2. Daniel called “pheasant”, not because hunting but as...
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Semillon & Sauvignon Gris - Wine Harvest at...
Back on the slopes in Sainte Croix du Mont at La Grave, harvesting begins at Chateau La Grave. 16 pickers total, all from the region, except for a young Russian who has been working the harvest for 3 years. “I love it, especially with this great weather.” Good harvests mean stringent sortings. Here the pickers “are trained to harvest,” said Virginie, owner...
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Under the Sun in Loupiac: Harvest at Chateau Clos...
Under the sun in Loupiac, the grapes are ripe and concentrated at Chateau Clos Jean. “All is well, it’s nice and grapes are getting golden,” said Jocelin, owner of Clos Jean. The sortings are as rapidly as in 2003; the morning humidity and heat of the afternoon facilitate the development of botrytis and the concentration of berries. Today we finished the Sauvignon Blanc...
