Stories from Bibendum
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Wine tastes better on home soil
Bibendum &bull Jun 10, 2010Wine tastes better on home soil. Context is everything. It is so much easier to detect the cooling maritime influence on a wine when you have the same sea breeze on your face, or to kid yourself that the leanness… Full Story »
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It's the World Cup Final!
Bibendum &bull Jun 3, 2010You may have noticed there is a rather well-hyped football tournament taking place in South Africa this month. To celebrate this momentous occasion we have spent the last few months trying to decide which country would win a wine world cup. To do this we invited… Full Story »
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Wine Blog Awards 2010: Vote for your favourites
Bibendum &bull May 28, 2010I like blogging a lot. It's fun, accessible and lets all sorts of folk have their two penny worth. Of course, some do it better than others and some of the best wine bloggers have been rewarded with nominations in… Full Story »
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First Taste: Katnook Founders Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Bibendum &bull May 27, 2010The bottle in question was the recently released Katnook Founderas Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 but I am not sure sheas right about the stonking bit. To me, stonking implies something overwhelming, a blockbuster, a wine clearly designed to impress from… Full Story »
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LIWF: Just 4 days to go
Bibendum &bull May 14, 2010Bibendum has moved home this year to Stand L30 but apart from that it is business as usual - our stand will be packed with fantastic wines from producers including Andre Lurton, Katnook, Catena, SAAM, Banfi, Howard Park and d'Arenberg.… Full Story »
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Did you back a winner?
Bibendum &bull May 7, 2010It remains to be seen who will reach the winner's enclosure first: a new Prime Minister or the first horse to pass the finishing post in The John Doyle Buckhounds Stakes at Ascot tomorrow afternoon. Which - in an unforgivably… Full Story »
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- Wine
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Bordeaux 2009: They came, they saw, they tasted
Bibendum &bull Apr 23, 2010If you made it along, we'd love to hear which wines were your favourites. Pibran - a stablemate of Pichon-Baron, Pibran is made by the softly spoken genius Jean-Rene Matignon. The 2009 is by the far the best vintage I… Full Story »
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Bordeaux 2009: Thomas Duroux & Veronique Sanders
Bibendum &bull Apr 20, 2010After a brief hiatus, it's back to Bordeaux 2009. Our tasting takes place on Lord's tomorrow, and as I write we still don't know if the Bordelais will be able to fly from Bordeaux to London tomorrow. Fingers crossed flights… Full Story »
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A Wine for the Weekend: Chiroubles Clos Les Farges Domaine Cheysson 2008
Bibendum &bull Apr 16, 2010Beaujolais is the perfect wine for this sort of occasion: fresh, mouth-watering, fruity and uncomplicated. It goes perfectly with the food, demands little of your attention and gives a lot back in terms of simple, drinking pleasure. Which is just… Full Story »
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Bordeaux 2009: Visiting the First Growths
Bibendum &bull Apr 13, 2010One of the great things about primeurs week is the chance to go behind the scenes at some of the most famous names in wine. Visiting and tasting at the First Growths is brilliant fun, partly because the wines are… Full Story »
