Because when current releases are very expensive, people suddenly consider the older vintages to be comparatively good value, so they go back and start buying them. This increased demand pushes p...
How do current prices affect prices of past vintages?
A very thoughtful and precise piece. I feel it says more about the hypocrisy of the merchants and the journalists. If they really believed in what they have been writing, they should vote with th...
The drip, drip effect of all this gripping has on en primeur does not bode well for the future of Bordeaux in general. As one writer named Richard said on Wine Searcher re: Bordeaux 2014 en prime...
I have no difficulty with the Bordelais doing whatever they want so long as it is not illegal and doesn't actually hurt anyone. It's a free world and, as John Lennon puts it, whatever gets you th...
Very sensible post, Jamie. I'm amused every year by people who go to Bordeaux en primeurs and bitch about it. Don't go! I don't. I'm not interested. There are so many other good wines in the worl...
I have no concern with the Bordeaux Chateaux trying to maximize their earnings. Margin wise the top chateau have a cost basis that is at most 5-15% of what they sell to the negociants, so clearly...
Really good post, spot on. I agree with you, if you don't support it dont go, and get visibility of another wine region. TA who spits on the system enjoys being well treated for 10 days I am sure...
Great post, Jamie. If I were in the position where I could get people to pay over 100€ up front per bottle, more than a year before the wine's released, there's no way I would be looking to cha...
Putting aside the silliness of wine scores for one moment, giving a precise score to a barrel sample rather than a range of potential scores is ludicrous