Posted by Gavin Quinney on 1st Apr 2021
Phew, it’s a scorcher here too, and it’s only the end of March. Record temperatures were felt across France yesterday afternoon, including on the coast here at Cap Ferret apparently, which is a tem
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 26th Feb 2021
We’re lucky to live here in so many ways but the sight and the sound this week of the migrating grues*, or cranes, flying up from the south is a glorious reminder that winter is almost behind us an
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 23rd Feb 2021
The famous Quinney annual Bordeaux production report was published by Jancis Robinson on her website yesterday and by Liv-ex, the fine wine trading platform.We thought we'd send it to you as an ema
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 12th Feb 2021
We had a fantastic response to the launch of our new wines a week ago. Most of the orders for England and Wales placed up until Wednesday morning – we had several hundred – will have been de
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Jan 2021
And now for some good news. We’ll be releasing the new vintages of our whites, reds, sparkling and rosé on Friday 5th February, with keen prices and UK delivery within a few working days fr
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Dec 2020
A final photo journal of the year, and this time of the vineyard at Bauduc over the past 12 months. The picture above, with several small deer running over frosty ground towards a parcel of
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 9th Dec 2020
The offer for the wines of Château La Cardonne a fortnight ago went down so well we’re extending the deal to include other delicious wines in time for Christmas. There’s a 5% discount
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 3rd Dec 2020
This is a good moment to stock up on some fine French red that won't break the bank, so we've combined this week's photo journal with a substantial offer on our Bordeaux Supérieur. Below is o
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Nov 2020
What a year it’s been, and we’re not finished yet.Here at Chateau Fawlty we’ve had a busy month in the vineyard and on the winemaking side, and our ever faithful customers have kept us on our toes.
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 27th Nov 2020
This week’s photo journal is part Throwback Thursday, part Black Friday offer. We sold out of our popular 2014 red in the UK over a year ago, though we still had some stock in our Cala
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