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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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st Jul 2017
July has been a weird month, with mixed weather and a great deal of work in the vineyard. Despite the late Spring frost and cool July, the grapes are already well on the way to changing colour:
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Jun 2017
We hope you're well and that the summer ahead is a happy one. Here's our usual, somewhat patchy review of the month. It's been pretty hectic for us and we're hardly scratching at the surface of
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st May 2017
May has been a month of highs and lows, and that's before we even think about the vineyard. Yet we've done a lot of venturing into the vines, at Bauduc and beyond. As you can see below, it’s s
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 5th May 2017
The extent of the damage from the frost at the end of April is now becoming clear. Following on from three really good, generous vintages – culminating in the biggest Bordeaux harvest for
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 27th Apr 2017
If you're not familiar with Sir Alex Ferguson’s famous line, please forgive us, but this has been a fraught month on many fronts. A serious risk of frost damage in the vines, the possibility o
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st Mar 2017
The B-word we’re limiting ourselves to this month is B for Bordeaux 2016. It's a terrific vintage that the trade and press are about to taste in situ, and our fascinating analysis of how the w
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