Billionaire wine magnate, Bernard Magrez is a force to be reckoned with in the world of wine; he is the owner of several dozen vineyards across France, including four Grand Cru Chateaux in Bordeaux.
Margrez’s...
When the sun rose there was a white fog, very warm and clammy, and more blinding than the night. It did not shift or drive; it was just there, standing all round you like...
Have spent the past two evenings tasting the latest Bordeaux shipment with Hanoi's finest from the trade and thought I would share some of my highlights here with you.
Bordeaux Tasting Notes
Tasted at Warehouse, Hang...
Pais is an oft forgotten but still widely planted red grape variety of Chile, once the most planted variety in the country it only recently gave up that mantle to Cabernet Sauvignon.
Whilst varieties like...
Rebirth of a Wine Region
The Yarra Valley wine region is made up of two distinct areas, the valley floor and the Upper Yarra. Soils and micro-climates vary a great deal from mostly mountain derived...
Obituary: Sydney Morning Herald, 24 February 1931 (extract)
Dame Nellie Melba, famous for more than 40 years as the greatest singer of the lyric stage of her generation, and as one of the most...
Piedmont
The Piedmont region in the North West corner of Italy is surrounded on three sides by the Alps, bordering the countries of France and Switzerland. The region is largely made up of mountains and...
The Composer
Giacomo Puccini has been called "the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi". While his early work was rooted in traditional late-19th-century romantic Italian opera, he successfully developed his work in the 'realistic'...
