Reports are coming in fast following last month’s en premier kickoff in Bordeaux. For those who may not be familiar with the process, en premier is the spring event when the Bordeaux chateaux begin to release pricing for the upcoming vintage. It starts with a roughly two-week period in April when journalists, writers, and buyers... Continue Reading →
April 2024 — Indianapolis Commanderie de Bordeaux Education Newsletter
Chateau Giscours Changes Hands: Late breaking in March after the last newsletter was the update that the legal challenges surrounding Chateau Giscours settled and the Chateau would be changing hands. In a complicated ownership dispute case that’s been going for more than 10 years, the Albada Jelgersma family was finally granted full control. From Wine... Continue Reading →
February 2024 Commanderie de Bordeaux Newsletter
Bordeaux Wine Merchants File Court Cases: While the French still wrestle with the idea of “Dry January” as an initiative that has "never been backed by the state", it still gets a lot of play – especially when it comes to the powerful wine lobby. More news from Bordeaux via wine searcher on several court... Continue Reading →
Jan 2024 Bordeaux Newsletter – Indianapolis Commanderie de Bordeaux
Mouton-Rothschild Debuts Label Art: We’re a few days into 2024, so this may be old news for some, but Chateau Mouton-Rothschild debuted the label art for their new vintage in December. The award-winner artist, Chiharu Shiota, is a Japanese artist living in Berlin. The Chateau celebrates the release of a new label with a charity... Continue Reading →
December 2023 Bordeaux News Roundup — Indianapolis Commanderie de Bordeaux
A few notes of interest about Bordeaux this month: *Philippe Raoux Passes Away: Jane Anson has an obituary and personal remembrance of Margaux winemaker Philippe Raoux who passed away in late October. Raoux was responsible for the renaissance of Chateau d’Arsac and his fight for his vines to be included in AOC Margaux. He expanded... Continue Reading →
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