Bordeaux is one of the most famous winemaking regions in the world. Its position on the southwest coast of France with the Atlantic Ocean facing it makes this a picture perfect destination to relax in. It’s important to find out more about the region you’re preparing to visit, though. Here’s […]
Barton et Guestier was established in 1725 by Thomas Barton of Curraghmore, Ireland. He brought two key elements to his business, earned the respect of Bordeaux vignerons, and bought as negociant vineyards in an attempt to improve quality and consistency. While he was turning the management of the business to […]
For many wine drinkers, Bordeaux produces mainly red, and sweet white wines. This is due mostly to remarkable marketing efforts of Bordeaux wine merchants of Quai des Chartrons, and the English, who for centuries, favoured this region’s light red wines. Of course, Bordeaux growers and winemakers also made dry white […]
Most inexperienced wine aficionados instantly think of high priced, exclusive chateau wines when Bordeaux is mentioned. While the prestigious fist growth classified chateaux Petrus, Lafite, Haut Brion, Mouton Rothschild, Latour, Cheval Blanc and the like command astronomically high prices, this is only (5 percent) of the total production of Bordeaux. […]
Barton et Guestier Barton et Guestier was established in 1725 by Thomas Barton of Curraghmore, Ireland. He brought two key elements to his business, earned the respect of Bordeaux vignerons, and bought as negociant vineyards in an attempt to improve quality and consistency. While he was turning the management of […]
Enjoying Bordeaux Americans are now enjoying more than ever before and statisticians forecast that the USA will be biggest wine consuming country in a few years. This will be the result of an ever growing population, helped by moderately increasing per capita consumption, but more importantly, concerted marketing efforts of […]
Visiting Bordeaux Chateaux Most wine aficionados enjoy wines, and many would jump at an opportunity to visit famous chateaux. Medoc, a sub-region of Bordeaux generally called the Left bank of the Gironde Estuary, alone has 1500 of them including some world famous ones like Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Margaux, Chateau […]
Mouton Cadet Mouton cadet, invented out of necessity by Baron Philippe de Rothschild in 1930, is a Bordeaux appellation red wine that outsells all other red Bordeaux brands. The 1930 and 1931 vintages in Bordeaux were sub-standard to be bottled as Château Mouton Rothschild, so the Baron decided to bottle […]
