Insider Tasting

Alice and Jérome Tourbier have made the monumental Château de Gilly into a new home for Les Sources de Caudalie. The perfect base for a Burgundy Wine adventure.

Bordeaux is a tale of two wine markets: the top end is perceived as expensive and rare, luxury wines destined for privileged collectors. Four iconic Bordeaux names are rising to this challenge, determined to make a difference, putting their notable weight, experience and resources behind an initiative that reaches across this divide.

The New Bordeaux Claret was launched at Wine Paris this week. It will be arriving on a wine shelf near you soon. I try and explain what it’s all about and share some to look for. In 2026 Bordeaux will be cool.

I’ve long been a fan of Château Cantemerle. A previous owner is one of my historic heroines of Bordeaux. The property brings …

Continue reading “Château Cantemerle, opening up  to nature.”

The Drinking Woman’s Diet is starting 2026 with it’s own website – A Life Well Poured. read on to discover why, and how to share my healthy passion for wine.

Château La Tour de Bessan, contemporary and historic in the heart of Margaux. A perfect example of how Bordeaux can be both modern and traditional and powered by yet another dynamic woman wine maker from the region .

I have so many Bordeaux discoveries to share with you – I’ve made them into a Christmas shopping list to share, for yourself or other wine lovers on your gift list.

Can Wine tourism save wine? Perhaps not all by itself, but it can help as I found out at the 2025 AGM of The Great Wine Capitals in Bordeaux

Five years and €25 million of investment have transformed Les Vignobles de Larose. It’s a daring investment in current market conditions but one that underlines their commitment to making their accessible wines available to as wide an audience as possible. I visited the new cellars that produce 1.2 million bottles a year.

Are wellness influencers giving up booze missing a trick? What are the facts about sugar and calories in wine and why a glass of wine might be the hidden secret behind the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet.