Adventures in Wine

Chateau La Mission Haut Brion
  • por Greg Martellotto

Chateau La Mission Haut Brion

The "Haut Brion" portion of the name appears to, simply, to be a little commercial plagiarisation of the sort that...

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Chateau Pichon Lalande
  • por Greg Martellotto

Chateau Pichon Lalande

Chateau Pichon Lalande is one of the best examples of Bordeaux wine from Pauillac. Sensuous textures, deep concentrated layers of...

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Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou St. Julien
  • por Greg Martellotto

Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou St. Julien

Ducru Beaucaillou takes its name from the stones that lie in the vineyards as Beaucaillou translates to beautiful pebble. The...

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Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac
  • por Greg Martellotto

Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac

The story of the Cazes family, current owners of Château Lynch-Bages, is a story of immigration and hard work. Originally...

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Chateau Lafleur Pomerol
  • por Greg Martellotto

Chateau Lafleur Pomerol

Chateau Lafleur is a property of remarkable standing within the upper echelons of the world’s greatest wines. It is undoubtedly...

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Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol
  • por Greg Martellotto

Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol

In the middle of the 18th century the Léglise family from Libourne were actively involved in developing the Pomerol vineyard....

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Domaine Armand Rousseau
  • por Greg Martellotto

Domaine Armand Rousseau

At the beginning of the 20th Century, Armand Rousseau, who came from a family of wine-growers, barrel-makers and wine-traders, inherited...

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Domaine de la Romanee Conti
  • por Greg Martellotto

Domaine de la Romanee Conti

Generally one of the highest rated, most highly esteemed, and the most expensive wines in the world, DRC is measuring stick...

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Domaine Georges Roumier
  • por Greg Martellotto

Domaine Georges Roumier

Roumier is considered one of the greatest Burgundy producers. The wines from this Domaine are in such high demand among...

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Domaine Ponsot
  • por Greg Martellotto

Domaine Ponsot

Originally from Saint Romain in the Côte d'Or, William Ponsot acquired a winery in Morey-Saint-Denis and settled there. Its major...

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Domaine Denis Mortet
  • por Greg Martellotto

Domaine Denis Mortet

Arnaud Mortet, the young wine-maker of the Denis Mortet domaine, is the latest in a line that began with Charles...

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Maison Joseph Drouhin
  • por Greg Martellotto

Maison Joseph Drouhin

Maison Joseph Drouhin's headquarters are in Beaune, in the heart of the old town, inside town walls built by the...

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