What: en primeur tastings of the 2007 vintage wines When: April 2008 Where: all over Bordeaux, France Who: worldwide wine journalists (and top trade tasters) Why: once you manage to get through Air France’s disdain for US travelers, the people in Bordeaux are exceptionally polite and welcoming. And you get to catch up with fellow [...]
Continue reading about Bordeaux: Evaluating the 2007 vintage
I don’t know why the people at Ermenegildo Zegna on Newbury Street in Boston were willing to let us wander around their shop with red wine, but I’m very glad they did. There I tasted the spectacular Ornellaia 1988, an incredibly full, lively and young Super-Tuscan. The guys from the winery recall that this was [...]
