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2026

September 30 2026 Red harvest around Bordeaux 2026 photo journal
August 27 2026 August harvest photo journal 2026
July 30 2026 The fires and the vines – July 2026 photojournal
July 8 2026 The end of an era… as Daniel retires – part two
July 1 2026 The end of an era… as Daniel retires
May 29 2026 May 2026 – a photojournal
May 1 2026 Tom Gilbey’s videos and other nonsense
April 2 2026 Bordeaux 2025 weather and crop report
February 26 2026 Start of the year – a photo journal

2025

November 27 2025 The Budget – UK duty on wine
October 31 2025 Gary Barlow at Bauduc – Oct photo journal
October 1 2025 Red harvest photo journal – Sept 2025
August 29 2025 Our August harvest 2025 – photo journal
July 31 2025 The Gilbey Show – July 2025 photo-journal
June 30 2025 June 2025 photo journal
May 28 2025 “A top-notch Crémant” – Telegraph
April 30 2025 ‘Excellent. Definitely a buy’ – The Telegraph on our 2024 Sauvignon Blanc
March 31 2025 Our new Rosé & Sauvignon Blanc 2024
March 3 2025 Bordeaux weather charts 2016-2024
February 28 2025 Bordeaux 2024 weather and crop report
January 31 2025 Duty changes and some personal news

2024

November 30 2024 Your guide to UK tax on wine
October 31 2024 Labour’s scary Autumn Budget for wine
September 30 2024 Our 2024 harvest photo journal
August 31 2024 Clocking up 25 years – August news
July 31 2024 July photo journal
June 29 2024 Sunak’s wine legacy
May 31 2024 May review and photo journal
April 30 2024 April review – Tom Gilbey, marathon wine guy
April 11 2024 Bordeaux 2023 weather and crop report
March 29 2024 Going green – March photo journal
February 29 2024 Official wine for Rick Stein’s UK tour – Feb news
January 31 2024 January photo journal

2023

November 30 2023 November review and photo journal
October 31 2023 Bauduc Farmhouse for 2024
September 29 2023 Harvest – a photo journal, Sept 2023
August 31 2023 The white harvest begins – a photo journal
July 31 2023 July news review
June 30 2023 A guide to UK duty hikes on wine
May 31 2023 May news review and photo journal
May 30 2023 My Bordeaux 2022 ‘en primeur’ reports in Harpers
April 28 2023 Bordeaux 2022 lower yields to mean higher prices?
March 31 2023 Bordeaux 2022 weather and harvest report – and photo journal
February 28 2023 February 2023 photo journal
January 31 2023 January news – Farmhouse update

2022

December 30 2022 A year in the vineyard – a photo journal
November 30 2022 November 2022 photo journal
October 31 2022 Our Crémant – a photo journal, October review
September 30 2022 September harvest – a photo journal
August 31 2022 Margaux 2008-2022 – a photo journal
July 29 2022 July review and photo journal
July 1 2022 Bordeaux 2022 – the hail trail
June 30 2022 June photo journal, Part I
May 31 2022 May 2022 review – a photo journal
April 30 2022 Bordeaux 2021 weather and crop report
March 31 2022 March 2022 review – the nick of time issue
February 28 2022 A Winter’s Tale – February photo journal
January 25 2022 Reply to the Government’s alcohol duty review

2021

December 30 2021 A year in the vineyard
November 30 2021 The red harvest around Bordeaux – photo journal, Nov 2021
October 29 2021 October 2021 review – red harvest photo journal
October 28 2021 The Budget: prices on most still wines to rise in 2023
September 30 2021 2021 white harvest at Bauduc – September review and photo journal
August 31 2021 August 2021 photo journal – Clarkson’s Farm
July 31 2021 July 2021 review and photo journal
June 29 2021 June review, le Tour de France and a photo journal
June 28 2021 Tour de France 2021 passes Bauduc
May 29 2021 May review – new toys, old vines and 2020 Bordeaux
May 29 2021 Bordeaux 2020 en primeur
April 30 2021 April 2021 news review – a photo journal
April 9 2021 The frost at Bauduc 2021 – a photo journal
March 31 2021 Preparing for spring – photo journal and March review
February 26 2021 Letter from Bordeaux – February review
February 22 2021 Bordeaux 2020 yields – quality over quantity?
February 12 2021 Bottling the 2020s – a photo journal
January 30 2021 New wines soon – January review and photo journal

2020

December 30 2020 A year in the vineyard
November 30 2020 Photo journals and a crackpot scheme – November review
November 26 2020 A vintage revisited – in pictures
November 21 2020 A rare line-up and a château in the Médoc, in pictures
November 12 2020 Pomerol vineyards in autumn, in pictures
November 4 2020 Saint-Émilion vineyards in autumn, in pictures
October 30 2020 Autumnwatch and Bordeaux 2020 – October review
October 28 2020 Famous Châteaux in autumn, in pictures
October 21 2020 Grapes and autumn colours, in pictures
October 14 2020 Bordeaux 2020 weather and harvest report
October 7 2020 2020 Bordeaux red harvest, in pictures
September 30 2020 End of the harvest – September review
September 30 2020 2020 red harvest at Bauduc, in pictures
September 23 2020 Old vines and the harvest, in pictures
September 16 2020 2020 Rosé at dawn – the harvest, in pictures
September 9 2020 2020 Sauvignon Blanc harvest at Bauduc, in pictures
September 2 2020 The white harvest at Bauduc by hand, in pictures
August 28 2020 Early start to the harvest – August review
July 31 2020 July review – a day in the life of
June 30 2020 June review – 20th vintage, and 30th on the 14th
May 30 2020 May review – hot vines, wines and words
April 30 2020 April review – all in it together
March 31 2020 March review. A big thank you and other news
March 31 2020 To be or not to be… essential
February 29 2020 The men from Del Monte, Bordeaux 2019 production: Feb 29 monthly review
February 28 2020 Bordeaux 2019: a fine crop at the top – report
January 31 2020 January review. Hanging on in there.

2019

November 28 2019 New Bauduc website, video and November review
November 5 2019 Bordeaux 2019 weather and harvest report
October 31 2019 Red October at Bauduc, monthly review – part one
September 30 2019 September review and our harvest so far
August 30 2019 The new Bordeaux to Bauduc Express
August 30 2019 ‘We are right to whine about the price of wine in Britain’
August 30 2019 Blimey, 20 years. And a Bordeaux to Bauduc Express.
July 31 2019 Bordeaux 2019 half term report
July 31 2019 July review: Bordeaux 2019 half term report
June 28 2019 June review: from Flowering to Flying
May 31 2019 May review: Expensive mistakes, Mother Nature and other stories
May 31 2019 Ten years on and two May hailstorms
May 31 2019 Late spring frosts and the luck of the draw
May 31 2019 That £4,500 bottle of Bordeaux served by mistake
May 31 2019 Château-bottled isn’t what it used to be – in pictures
May 30 2019 The same vines pictured year on year in May
April 30 2019 Bordeaux 2018 – an independent guide. April review
April 30 2019 Bordeaux 2018 en primeur buying guide
April 30 2019 Bordeaux 2018 en primeur and vintage report
March 29 2019 March review
March 29 2019 Q1 in the vineyard – in pictures
March 28 2019 A flying visit to Selection Schwander
March 11 2019 Bordeaux 2018 yields – a devilish year
February 28 2019 February review – No posing please and other tosh
February 28 2019 A Long Weekend with David Pritchard
February 16 2019 No posing for the photo please – The Guardian
January 30 2019 Bottling our 2018 whites and rosé – in pictures
January 30 2019 January review – The Bauduc backstop and UK duty up
January 30 2019 Bauduc Plan B in The Guardian
January 29 2019 19 unpalatable truths about UK wine duty
January 15 2019 A chat with Wetherspoon’s Tim Martin on LBC

2018

November 30 2018 November review – three stars, four wines at Gordon Ramsay
October 31 2018 New highs with Bordeaux 2018 – and UK duty: October review
October 31 2018 Bordeaux 2018 weather and harvest report
September 28 2018 September review – the sunshine harvest
August 31 2018 Véraison – 16 grape varieties changing colour
August 31 2018 August review – grapes, harvest and friends
July 31 2018 Hail nets get the nod
July 30 2018 Bordeaux 2018 – a game of two halves
July 30 2018 How 2018 is looking, hail news and more… July review
June 29 2018 Debunking Brexit twaddle about EU wine tariffs
June 29 2018 Why the Bordeaux 2017 ‘en primeur’ campaign bombed
June 29 2018 June review – our Rosé cocktail and what’s been happening
May 31 2018 May review – hail in Bordeaux, Bauduc news and a critical look at Bordeaux 2017 en primeur
May 31 2018 Hail in Bordeaux 2018 and the bigger picture
May 31 2018 Bordeaux 2017 en primeur buying guide
May 30 2018 Bordeaux 2017 – my top 20 wines
May 25 2018 Same vines in late May, different years
May 10 2018 Bordeaux 2017 – an overview of the vintage
April 30 2018 April review and Bordeaux 2017 scores
April 30 2018 Frost map of Bordeaux 2017 updated
March 31 2018 March review, and Happy Easter
February 28 2018 Bordeaux 2017 production figures by Appellation – the haves and the have-nots
February 28 2018 February news review
January 31 2018 January news review
January 31 2018 How to source wine for a UK charity event
January 31 2018 Wine for “the world’s toughest triathlon”
January 30 2018 Dry January and ‘the other half’
January 25 2018 Decanter: Jane Anson’s top 10 ‘affordable’ Bordeaux wines

2017

November 30 2017 Duty frozen, pick of the best and other news – November review
November 23 2017 A freeze on duty – and why UK wine drinkers are paying enough
November 2 2017 Bordeaux 2017 – harvest and weather report
September 30 2017 September review – the harvest at Bauduc
September 29 2017 Bauduc Harvest 2017
August 31 2017 August review – Smallest harvest in France? 10 things to bear in mind
August 31 2017 Smallest harvest in France since 1945 – 10 things to bear in mind
August 16 2017 Telegraph white Wine of the Week
August 14 2017 Our trip to Ypres for the Centenary
August 11 2017 Centenary commemoration for Captain Noel Chavasse, double VC – Part Six. The ceremony.
August 11 2017 Centenary commemoration for Captain Noel Chavasse, double VC – Part Five. Epilogue.
August 11 2017 Noel Chavasse, double VC – an extraordinary reply
August 7 2017 Centenary commemoration for Captain Noel Chavasse, double VC – Part Four. Passchendaele.
August 3 2017 Centenary commemoration for Captain Noel Chavasse, double VC – Part Three, The Somme
August 3 2017 Centenary commemoration for Captain Noel Chavasse, double VC – Part Two
August 2 2017 Centenary commemoration for Captain Noel Chavasse, Royal Army Medical Corps, double VC – Part One
July 31 2017 July Review and a Special Commemoration
June 30 2017 June review – Bordeaux dinners, big bottles and the TGV
June 30 2017 “Why pay nearly £100 for a magnum of claret?”
June 30 2017 Bordeaux 2016 en primeur – for the few, not the many
May 31 2017 May review – Frost map of Bordeaux and 2016s to buy
May 31 2017 Bordeaux 2016 en primeur – what to buy
May 31 2017 Bordeaux 2016 en primeur report
May 30 2017 The frost map of Bordeaux
May 5 2017 The ghastly frost damage in Bordeaux
April 27 2017 April review – Squeaky bum time
March 31 2017 Bordeaux 2016 and the UK tax on wine – March review
March 31 2017 How the weather shaped Bordeaux 2016
March 29 2017 17 unpalatable truths about UK wine duty
February 28 2017 The new vintage – February review
February 24 2017 Bottling White and Rosé – in pictures
February 17 2017 Bordeaux 2016 – the largest harvest since 2006
January 31 2017 January review – a tough month to stay off wine
January 31 2017 MWs write to MPs over Article 50

2016

November 30 2016 Wine prices in the UK – November review
November 30 2016 Why UK wine prices are set to rise 5% to 10%
November 11 2016 ’Another wonderful week’ (no, we’re not talking politics)
October 31 2016 A great harvest, challenges ahead – October review
October 31 2016 Bauduc 2016 – our biggest… and best?
October 26 2016 Red harvest at Bauduc by hand – in pictures
October 20 2016 Red harvest at Bauduc by machine – in pictures
October 13 2016 Quinneys picking – in pictures
October 13 2016 Bordeaux 2016 harvest – quality and quantity
October 7 2016 Bordeaux 2016 – the harvest in Pomerol, in pictures
September 30 2016 At long last, we’ve made it: September review
September 27 2016 Rosé at dawn – in pictures
September 23 2016 Chateau Bauduc – harvesting in the dark, with pics
September 22 2016 Bordeaux 2016 – refreshment at last
September 16 2016 Chateau Bauduc – the start of the harvest, by hand
August 31 2016 Bone dry since Brexit – August review
August 19 2016 Bordeaux 2016’s glorious Summer
July 29 2016 A pleasant surprise – July review
June 30 2016 Pass the Tippex – June review
June 21 2016 Taking peace for granted, and working together
May 31 2016 One reason for UK wine lovers to stay in the EU
May 30 2016 Bordeaux en primeur – still ’in the doldrums’?
May 28 2016 Sparkling Bauduc – the story in pictures
May 27 2016 May Review
May 25 2016 Bordeaux 2016 – vines in May compared to previous years
April 29 2016 Bordeaux 2015 en primeur – what to look for
April 29 2016 Bordeaux 2015 en primeur – the scores on the doors
April 29 2016 April Review
April 20 2016 ‘Rick Stein’s Long Weekends’ on BBC2 begin… in Bordeaux
March 31 2016 Bordeaux 2015 Weather Report
March 31 2016 March review
March 30 2016 Paul Pontallier – in pictures
March 18 2016 How UK wine duty, up 60% in 8 years, stacks up against others in the EU
February 29 2016 New website and February Review
January 29 2016 Bottling at the Château – in pictures
January 29 2016 January Review
January 24 2016 Those new UK drinking guidelines

2015

December 17 2015 London’s fine wine club: 67 Pall Mall – in pictures
December 16 2015 December Review
December 16 2015 Bauduc white at 13 years old: “Really super stuff”
November 30 2015 November Review
November 24 2015 Les Trois Hectares 2011 red – in pictures
October 30 2015 October Review
October 30 2015 Caption Competition
October 30 2015 Bordeaux 2015 harvest and the Rule of Five
October 24 2015 Bauduc 2015 reds looking tasty – in pictures
October 22 2015 A long weekend with Rick Stein – in pictures
September 30 2015 September Review
September 30 2015 Bauduc 2015 red harvest begins – in pictures
September 29 2015 Wine Societies by appointment
September 29 2015 Gordon Ramsay in Bordeaux
September 25 2015 Bordeaux 2015 – red harvest update
September 14 2015 Bauduc 2015 Sauvignon harvest – in pictures
September 8 2015 Bordeaux 2015: Early harvest update
September 3 2015 The start of the harvest
September 3 2015 The start of the white harvest – in pictures
September 2 2015 August rain: much needed refreshment
August 6 2015 Bordeaux 2015 – dry and sunny, still
July 30 2015 July Review
July 29 2015 Time to borrow some rain
July 27 2015 Why wine is cheaper on the Continent
June 30 2015 June Review
June 30 2015 Bordeaux facing 40˚C
June 26 2015 How technology is helping wine makers bypass supermarkets
June 19 2015 Château Margaux, new cellars, and a dinner – in pictures
June 9 2015 The infamous Bauduc Summer Cocktail
May 28 2015 Back to where we started
May 28 2015 May News
May 24 2015 2015: an odd year that’s normal for once
May 22 2015 The Seafood celebrates 40 years
May 20 2015 In praise of big bottles and the rule of 5
May 16 2015 The Bauduc tasting room
April 30 2015 April News – focus on Bordeaux 2014
April 29 2015 Bordeaux 2014 – review of the vintage
April 29 2015 Bordeaux 2014 – Scores and when to drink them
April 27 2015 Should you buy en primeur – or in bottle?
April 27 2015 2012 reds are better than we thought
April 27 2015 Bordeaux 2014 from barrel – en primeur article
March 30 2015 March news – Primeurs week in Bordeaux
March 25 2015 Bordeaux 2014 – the weather report
March 20 2015 UK Wine duty frozen
February 25 2015 How the UK pays 67% of all wine duty in the EU
February 24 2015 Our line-up of new vintage Bauduc wines, Spring 2015
February 18 2015 February news – How the UK pays 67% of wine duty in the EU

2014

November 20 2014 An introduction to Bauduc Sauternes 2011
November 19 2014 Pick your own and other November news
October 23 2014 What a difference a year makes – October news
October 22 2014 Bauduc 2014 – what a difference a year makes
October 15 2014 Bordeaux 2014 – guarded optimism as harvest ends
September 26 2014 Bordeaux 2014 – the red harvest begins
September 24 2014 Harvesting in the dark – in pictures
September 16 2014 Hand-picked start to Bauduc 2014 harvest – in pictures
September 9 2014 Photos of the 2014 harvest
September 9 2014 September news – Eve of the harvest
September 9 2014 The eve of the harvest
September 9 2014 Bordeaux 2014 – hoping for September sun
September 8 2014 A year on from the hail
June 9 2014 Waiting for the storm
June 3 2014 Bordeaux 2014 – the start of the flowering
May 1 2014 Bordeaux 2013 from barrel – en primeur article
April 15 2014 Bordeaux 2013 – 10 things about the weather and the wines
March 28 2014 Bordeaux 2013 en primeur off and running
March 28 2014 Mis en bouteille au Château
March 27 2014 New Bauduc labels, new boxes
March 27 2014 Bordeaux 2013 yields down 27%, bulk prices up 27%
March 26 2014 UK Budget – good and bad
March 26 2014 10 Takeaways from ProWein
March 26 2014 March news – Bottling, new labels and Bordeaux 2013
March 23 2014 Bordeaux 2013 weather report
February 11 2014 Why the duty on wine in Britain and Ireland is unfair
February 10 2014 Newsletter: vines, wines and ‘Call time on duty’
February 6 2014 2013 Bauduc white and rosé update
February 5 2014 Where the money goes on a bottle of wine in the UK
January 31 2014 All go in the vineyard
January 10 2014 New Year, cheap wine and a letter to The Times

2013

December 23 2013 Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2014
December 13 2013 Bordeaux 2013 – Parker delays primeurs verdict
December 7 2013 Le Pin closes doors for En Primeur week
November 28 2013 ‘Global wine shortage’ and what the UK pays – part 2
November 28 2013 ‘Global wine shortage’ and what the UK pays – part 1
November 26 2013 Bauduc ‘Hail Sale’ in The Telegraph
November 16 2013 What people say about Bauduc on Twitter
November 8 2013 ‘Special Recognition accolade at French Wine Awards’ – toot toot
October 22 2013 Bordeaux 2013 – the end of the harvest
October 22 2013 Bordeaux 2013 – the harvest at Bauduc
October 9 2013 Bordeaux 2013 – the harvest so far
October 3 2013 Bordeaux 2013 – Bauduc harvest, sparrow’s fart
September 27 2013 Bordeaux 2013 – pre-harvest report
August 13 2013 August news: Hail at Bauduc – Groundhog day
August 9 2013 Hail in Bordeaux, part 4 – FAQs of Bauduc
August 8 2013 Hail in Bordeaux, part 3 – the lottery of storms
August 7 2013 Hail in Bordeaux, part 2 – the path of destruction
August 6 2013 Hail in Bordeaux, part 1 – Bauduc
July 29 2013 Lafite’s weeping willows
July 9 2013 July Newsletter
June 23 2013 Soggy Vinexpo, sodden vines
June 20 2013 June Newsletter
June 19 2013 Bordeaux 2013 – The Flowering
June 17 2013 Vinexpo: New cellars at Mouton Rothschild
June 17 2013 Vinexpo: Supper with Oz
June 15 2013 2012 En Primeur overview
May 31 2013 Bordeaux 2013 – running late
April 26 2013 Bordeaux 2012 from barrel – en primeur article
April 26 2013 Bordeaux 2012 – vintage summary & my top 40
April 22 2013 Bordeaux 2012 – weather report
March 19 2013 Chris Evans in Bordeaux, Part One
March 19 2013 Chris Evans in Bordeaux, Part Two
March 18 2013 Wine Duty £2 a bottle, up 50 percent in 5 years
March 17 2013 March Newsletter
January 28 2013 Pulling the cork on the Single Market

2012

December 18 2012 25 Tips on How to Serve Wine
December 18 2012 10 Books for Wine Lovers
December 18 2012 December Newsletter
November 30 2012 November Newsletter
November 29 2012 Where the Money Goes on a Bottle of Wine in the UK
October 19 2012 Bordeaux 2012: The End of the Harvest
October 17 2012 Bordeaux 2012: The End in Sight
October 5 2012 Bordeaux 2012: The Late Show
October 1 2012 Harvest Newsletter
October 1 2012 Bordeaux 2012: The Wait for Red October
September 30 2012 Sauvignon Blanc à la Carte
September 6 2012 Weighing up the Harvest
August 30 2012 August Newsletter
August 25 2012 Bordeaux 2012: Scorching Summer, but No Rush
August 24 2012 “20 Chic Villas in Vineyards” – The Times
July 23 2012 Yellow Apron offer and July Newsletter
June 14 2012 June Newsletter
June 14 2012 Why a Dodgy Vintage will be Good News
June 13 2012 Ramsay’s UK Sommelier of the Year
May 31 2012 Toot Toot: Runner Up in Online Wine Awards
May 29 2012 May Newsletter
May 10 2012 Bauduc Blog up for a Gong
May 10 2012 Lower Euro, Better Prices
April 16 2012 Bordeaux 2011: An Insider’s View
April 2 2012 Bordeaux 2011: The Weather Compared to Recent Vintages
March 21 2012 UK Duty on Wine up 46% in 4 Years
March 20 2012 Bordeaux 2011: How was it?
January 17 2012 A Tribute To My Father, Five Years On
January 5 2012 Time out: France v UK Public Holidays 2012

2011

December 23 2011 Wishing You a Tasteful Christmas and a Vintage Year in 2012
November 25 2011 Come to the ‘Three Wine Men’ tasting at Lord’s, 3rd & 4th December
October 6 2011 If it hadn’t been for Steve Jobs…
October 5 2011 Bauduc 2011 White Harvest in Pictures
September 30 2011 Bordeaux 2011: A Year of Living Dangerously
September 29 2011 The Bartons Buy Another Château
September 28 2011 Unique Labels for Special Events
September 25 2011 Pip Pip! Our Bordeaux Blanc Trumps Mouton Rothschild’s
September 22 2011 The End of the Harvest
September 5 2011 Hail Forces Early Start for Lafite as St-Estèphe Takes a Battering
August 22 2011 En Primeur Insights: The Château MD
July 28 2011 Test Your Knowledge of French Wine Regions
July 24 2011 Bauduc Rosé Cocktail – Refreshed & Updated
July 23 2011 July Newsletter
June 28 2011 En Primeur: A Rare Show of Dissent (and Be Careful What You Tweet)
June 26 2011 Bauduc Blanc 2009 is Jancis Robinson’s Wine of the Week
June 25 2011 June Newsletter
June 20 2011 Bordeaux 2010 Bandwagon: Running Out of Puff?
May 26 2011 2011 Season: 3 Weeks Early
May 24 2011 The Return of Oz
May 22 2011 May Newsletter
May 20 2011 La Gazette Summer 2011
May 5 2011 Bordeaux 2010 Part Three: The Verdict
May 3 2011 Bordeaux 2008 Grands Crus Classés: Final Call for Value
May 2 2011 Bordeaux 2008s: Those were the Days
May 2 2011 The Bordeaux 2008 Grands Crus Classés from bottle
April 28 2011 Bordeaux 2010: 300 Top Reds, A-Z, with Price Guide
April 28 2011 Bordeaux 2010: 300 Top Reds, with Price Guide
April 27 2011 April Newsletter
April 26 2011 Wedding Frenzy: Labels for Special Occasions
April 26 2011 Calais Collection
April 25 2011 “Top Speakers Lined up for London International Wine Fair Conference”
March 28 2011 Neighbour’s £120,000+ Loss to Oddbins: a Drop in the Ocean
March 24 2011 13 Unpalatable Truths about UK Wine Duty
March 23 2011 A First-Timer’s Guide to the En Primeur Week in Bordeaux
March 22 2011 March Newsletter
February 24 2011 People Power and Bottling Machines
February 23 2011 Video: How to Taste White Wine by the Hotel du Vin’s Master Sommelier
February 20 2011 Parker Gives Bordeaux a Double Boost
February 18 2011 Bordeaux 2010, Part Two: The Wines
February 17 2011 February Newsletter
February 11 2011 Bordeaux 2010 Part One: The Weather
January 26 2011 Corks v Screwcaps Survey Results
January 26 2011 Corks v Screwcaps Quiz Winners
January 25 2011 January Newsletter
January 14 2011 10 Questions about Corks v Screwcaps

2010

November 25 2010 Picked for Hotel du Vin
November 25 2010 Record Price for Rare Bordeaux… which I once put on expenses
November 25 2010 La Gazette: Winter 2010 Issue (No 24)
November 23 2010 November Newsletter
October 28 2010 2010: a Remarkable Vintage for Bauduc
October 19 2010 October Newsletter
October 4 2010 How to Steal a Crop from a Vineyard
October 4 2010 Red October: Our 2010 Merlot Harvest
September 28 2010 Dry Whites All In, Reds Kick Off
September 15 2010 The start of the 2010 harvest at Bauduc: all in the best possible taste
September 14 2010 September Newsletter
August 27 2010 10 Reasons why Bordeaux 2010 is not like 2009
August 27 2010 Bauduc 2010: A Dry Old Party
August 27 2010 August Véraison: (Banned) Red Grapes Changing Colour
August 25 2010 August Véraison: (Permitted) Red Grapes Changing Colour
August 23 2010 August Newsletter
July 28 2010 Dealing with Mr. Angry online
July 21 2010 Planting a Vineyard in the Dragons’ Den
July 20 2010 July Newsletter
June 30 2010 The World Cup: Sacre Bleu
June 28 2010 Best Buys from Bordeaux 2009
June 28 2010 Bordeaux 2009 v 2008 v 2005: Comparing Points and Prices
June 25 2010 Clowns to the Left of me, Jokers to the Right
June 24 2010 Bordeaux 2009: “Deal or No Deal?” A Flock of Tweets
June 23 2010 The Big Match: Bordeaux 2009 v 2005 – The Buyer’s Guide, Updated as Prices Released.
June 23 2010 June Newsletter
June 14 2010 ‘Ere we Go, ‘Ere we Go: Calon Ségur 2009
May 27 2010 Bordeaux 2009: My Top 200 A-Z, To Buy or Not to Buy
May 27 2010 Bordeaux 2009 En Primeur: UK Merchants Premier League
May 26 2010 Bordeaux 2009 En Primeur: Best Buys so Far
May 26 2010 Bordeaux 2009: Sauternes and Dry Whites
May 25 2010 Bordeaux 2009 En Primeur Buyer’s Guide: 20 Questions & Answers
May 24 2010 Bordeaux 2009: 130 wines, top down, compared to RP and Jancis. A Buyer’s Guide
May 23 2010 May Newsletter
May 18 2010 Bordeaux 2009 Prices: You ain’t seen nothing yet
May 8 2010 Plot to Poison Vines and other Conspiracies
April 27 2010 25 Value Picks from Bordeaux 2009
April 27 2010 25 Collectables from Bordeaux 2009
April 27 2010 April Newsletter
April 24 2010 Bordeaux 2009: my Top 150
March 27 2010 March Newsletter
March 26 2010 Rollover Darling
March 26 2010 The Tipping Point
March 26 2010 Bordeaux 2009: the circus
March 10 2010 Curious Wines tasting: Château Bauduc Clos des Quinze 2006
February 24 2010 Pinotgate: Gallo taken for a ride
February 23 2010 Pinot-Chio: 12 Great Quotes
February 22 2010 Pinotgate: Sideways and Freedom Fries
February 21 2010 Fry and Laurie wine tasting
February 20 2010 Curious Wines tasting: Château Bauduc Bordeaux Blanc 2008
February 20 2010 February Newsletter
January 27 2010 January Newsletter
January 25 2010 3 x £250 Wine Draw Winners
January 22 2010 5 Tips for Choosing Wine in a Restaurant
January 15 2010 We’re up, thanks, but how was it for you?
January 7 2010 What Le Fungus? The Funniest Vineyard Clip of the Decade

2009

December 15 2009 December Newsletter
December 10 2009 Top Bordeaux: Investment of the Decade
December 8 2009 Champagne Going Cheap
December 5 2009 Big X from Rick, Oz, Hugh and Gordon
December 3 2009 Rick Stein Signed Book for Christmas
December 2 2009 Oz Clarke Signed Wine Books
November 20 2009 November Newsletter
November 18 2009 Free tickets to a great Christmas Concert
November 15 2009 The Future of Wine – The Videos
October 17 2009 2009 Harvest Newsletter
October 14 2009 Bordeaux 2009: ‘Exceptional’
October 9 2009 Hail? What Hail?
October 3 2009 Red Harvest begins at Bauduc
September 26 2009 We’ve Found a Bigger Tractor
September 24 2009 Tractor’s on Fire
September 23 2009 The Quest for Vines
September 21 2009 Hail at Bauduc – the Sequel
September 20 2009 Night Harvest at Bauduc
September 19 2009 Harvest Cuts: up to 15% off your Basket
September 17 2009 Catch the Harvest on Bauduc TV
September 11 2009 Start of the Harvest 2009
July 1 2009 The Most Refreshing Summer Cocktail
June 3 2009 Hail in Bordeaux – the Video
June 1 2009 Bordeaux Champions
May 20 2009 Good News from Gordon
May 13 2009 The Hand of God
April 26 2009 Our Gordon Ramsay Label on Decanter.com
April 23 2009 Darling Bunce of May
April 8 2009 Tasty Expenses
April 4 2009 2008 En Primeur: Surprise, Surprise
February 13 2009 Oz and James on Bauduc TV
February 10 2009 Oz and James visit Château Bauduc
January 28 2009 Cedars Lost in the Storm
January 24 2009 Storms batter Bauduc

2008

December 18 2008 Last Orders for Christmas
December 13 2008 Strictly No Vat
December 7 2008 Rick Stein, Oz Clarke and Stephen Brook
November 28 2008 Rick Stein Private Book Signing
October 21 2008 BOGOF: Buy One Get Oz Clarke Free
October 15 2008 All Hands on Deck
October 13 2008 Red Harvest in Full Swing
October 10 2008 Reducing Costs with Child Labour
October 9 2008 Red: The Good, The Bad and The Deadly
October 8 2008 White Fermenting in Tank and Barrel
October 7 2008 Caterers in for the Weekend
October 3 2008 Reds: Hanging in There
October 2 2008 October 1: First Red Grapes – for Rosé
October 1 2008 Making White: Don’t Try This at Home
October 1 2008 Is Bauduc the new Bubbly?
September 30 2008 White: Grateful for Small Merci’s
September 28 2008 Clear Skies over Bordeaux
September 27 2008 Seven Days in a Week
September 26 2008 Cutting Away Unwanted Grapes
September 24 2008 Dinner with Oz and a Private Book Signing
September 21 2008 In Honour of Didier Dagueneau
September 17 2008 Start of the Harvest: Night Attack
September 16 2008 All Systems Go
September 15 2008 Here Comes the Sun
September 9 2008 The Bordeaux Marathon
September 5 2008 Saint-Emilion on the Left Bank. In Paris.
September 3 2008 Constant Gardening
August 29 2008 Ground Control
August 27 2008 Keeping the Vines in Trim
August 18 2008 Changing of the Colour: Véraison
August 12 2008 Hail near St-Emilion: No Luck in Lussac
August 7 2008 In Praise of White Bordeaux
August 3 2008 Tributes to Barton & Palmer meets Margaux
August 2 2008 Au Revoir to our Accountant
July 21 2008 The Art of Leaf-Stripping
July 17 2008 Rick Stein’s New Seafood Restaurant
July 14 2008 A Wet Week in Cornwall
July 6 2008 Saint-Emilion Classification: a French Farce
July 5 2008 Ronnie Scissorhands
June 30 2008 A Wine Weekend in the Sun
June 25 2008 Frost Damage but No Hail, Please
June 19 2008 La Gazette in La Poste
June 19 2008 Barton 2001-2008
June 17 2008 New AOC Rules: Forgive me for yawning
June 17 2008 New Bauduc Website
June 16 2008 Bauduc in The Observer: Buy Direct for Value
June 10 2008 A weekend wine tour of Bordeaux
June 9 2008 Article from Bauduc Gazette in Guardian
June 7 2008 Darling Goes over the Top
May 31 2008 14,565 New Vines Planted
May 29 2008 The Best Wine List in the World?
May 25 2008 Bauduc in Restaurant Price Shock – Telegraph
May 24 2008 A Bordeaux Blog
May 24 2008 The Best Value Wine in the World
April 25 2008 Bordeaux 2007 report

2007

December 1 2007 Bordeaux 2005 from the bottle
April 24 2007 Bordeaux 2006 report and 100 top reds

2006

April 25 2006 Bordeaux 2005 from barrel

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We make wine at Chateau Bauduc for Rick Stein, Gordon Ramsay, Hotel du Vin and hundreds of private customers in the UK. Distribution elsewhere is via a few deranged wine merchants.

As well as stuff about Bauduc, you’ll find the Bordeaux vintage reports I write for JancisRobinson.com, Liv-ex and Harpers, and other musings.

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