With the 2009 vintage being the best vintage in recent memory, there has never been a better time to fall in love with Beaujolais wine. I shot these clips at the 2011 Fête des Crus du Beaujolais at Fleurie, where 1930s was the theme. This was to mark the creation of the region’s AOC and [...]
Video – A very expensive corked bottle of wine
On the last day of my September 2010 trip to Burgundy (as kindly invited by Patriarche Wine Agencies) we headed for Patriarche Père et Fils‘ wonderful 17th century underground wine cellar for a special early-morning tasting. Amongst the wines we tasted was a flight of 2008 Premier Cru wines from three of the top appellations in [...]
Video – 2010 harvest in Meursault, Burgundy
As promised I liberated my Flip MinoHD camcorder of sticky, awkward Chardonnay juice and was on hand to record the first few precious moments of the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir harvest at Château de Meursault. Despite sounding half way between drunk and hungover and totally disinterested, I am actually beyond excitement to be there. I can [...]
Burgundy 2010 Exclusive – Vintage Report
Today I spent time with Jean-Claude Mitanchey, head winemaker at Chateau de Meursault, and Keith Isaac MW, general manager of Patriarche Wine Agencies in Meursault, Burgundy. I was eager to get the winemaker’s view on the prospects for Burgundy in 2010. Jean-Claude admitted that 2010 looks a ‘difficult year’, with rot being a big problem, in fact [...]
Culley Riesling – New Zealand white wine tasting
This week was another hectic one up in Yorkshire, a cold Tuesday night gave option to a football match in Barnsley, or another an evening in front of the Flip MinoHD. Thankfully I chose the latter as my beloved LUFC were eventually battered 5-2. I hope you do enjoy the vlog, however I assure you that while the wine is [...]
Video blog – How to taste a wine
On a recent visit to New York and being the marketer’s dream that I am, I simply HAD to have the shiny new Flip MinoHD camcorder as soon as the cheesy Macy’s salesman pitched it to me. It would the weapon to kick-start my video blogging (or ‘vlogging’) career, an arena established with such greats as Gary Vaynerchuck, [...]
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