News

Many thanks to everyone for all the kind messages about keeping safe from the fires that have raged for more than a week near Bordeaux. We’re very touched. Mercifully we’re just over 20 m

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Daniel our vineyard manager – a photo journal 1999-2026, part two Our vineyard manager Daniel retired at the end of June, having started at Bauduc way back in 1985. We have put together a photo

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Daniel our vineyard manager – a photo journal 1999-2026, part one Tuesday, 30 June 2026 was the last working day for Daniel, our vineyard manager. Remarkably, he’s been at Château B

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Mid-thirties for the whole of the last week of May is utterly bonkers. During the first fortnight, we were asking how we translate ’ne’er cast a clout till May is out’ as it was chi

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As we head into the Bank Holiday weekend – Friday 1st May in France, Monday 4th in the UK – below are the links to not one but two videos uploaded by our great friend Tom Gilbey on YouTub

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For the Easter weekend we thought there’s nothing our friends and customers would like more than an in-depth report on Bordeaux 2025. To be fair, and the weather last year apart, the production

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This month’s news review is a meandering journal of images to scroll through at your leisure. The vineyard, fallen trees, floods, the bottling, various trips and family snaps - life’s ric

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We don’t usually mix our end-of-month newsletter with a wine offer but given there’s an increase in UK duty on 1st February, and the end of dry January is in sight, it’s hard to avo

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The Budget – UK duty on wine As there was no mention of alcohol duties by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in her Budget speech, this is a doom Thursday briefing rather than a Black Friday sales

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We’ve had a lot on this month, with more to come, so here’s a rambling journal of images to flick through at your leisure. Our vineyard manager Daniel will achieve the extraordinary feat

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