Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Apr 2018
Normally we’d be a bit miserable with these seasonal showers (above) yet we are delighted to report that there has been no repeat of the late spring frost that half-trashed our vines at the en
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Mar 2018
March has been a bit mad. Our spirits have been tested in this last, thoroughly sodden week, but no doubt the Easter bunny will bring us all good cheer as spring approaches. Funnily enough,
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 1st Mar 2018
A cold February has been good news for us as the vines have had a decent winter break, and we’ve been able to prune them without the imminent risk of the sap rising prematurely. We have, pretty
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st Jan 2018
January has been anything but dry in the vineyard, and fairly miserable for the four who are out there pruning and the others who follow behind, pulling out and removing last year’s branches by
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Nov 2017
Some good news over the last week. The Chancellor froze the duty on wine in his Autumn Budget and Victoria Moore selected our Sauvignon Blanc 2016 for her 60 Best Wines for Christmas in th
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 3rd Nov 2017
This looong newsletter isn’t up everyone’s alley, to be fair, and you’d be forgiven for flicking to the next email in a trice. In the grand scheme of things, the 2017 Bordeaux vintage matters
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 26th Oct 2017
It seems hardly any time at all since Rick Stein was filming at Bauduc in 2015 for his ’Long Weekend’ in Bordeaux. And here we are now, releasing the wine. As with so many wines from that vint
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Sep 2017
A glass half full, a glass half empty, and a ridiculously busy month. September is usually quite full-on, what with the start of the harvest and a new school year, but the 2017 editio
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st Aug 2017
We hope you've had a good summer. August has been busy and it's always more fun having family to stay when the weather’s good. Just as importantly, it has been lovely and sunny for the vines,
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 16th Aug 2017
We were delighted that one of our wines was Victoria Moore's white Wine of the Week on 12 August. "Chateau Bauduc Sauvignon Blanc 2016. 12%. www.bauduc.com. £11. Englishman Gavin Quinney makes
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