What are the (true) vintages of the century?
What are the standout French vintages to keep an eye out for?
Are aged wines still valuable?
Mature vintages intrigue many wine lovers. We delve into the reasons why.
Botrytis, wine-making gold
With their luscious golden colour, sweet white wines are the perfect accompaniment for cheese and desserts but do you know how they are made?
Changes of ownership at Châteaux de Rayne-Vigneau and La Tour de Mons
CA Grands Crus, subsidiary of French bank Crédit Agricole and Caisses Régionales d’Aquitaine et du Languedoc, owner since 2004 of the renowned Sauternes Chateau Rayne-Vigneau in Bommes, has just sold the majority of its shares to the group Trésor du Patrimoine. In the same time, CA Grands Crus is becoming sole owner of Chateau La Tour de Mons in Margaux. Chateau Rayne Vigneau owns 84 hectares of vineyards in one piece, near the legendary Château d'Yquem. Its sub-soil is composed of sandy gravel on clay and is planted with 74% Sémillon,…