Category Archives: Tales from Bordeaux

Stories from Peter’s travels in Bordeaux

Latour Leads a Revolution Against Futures?

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Chateau Latour no longer sells in futures. This was “stupendous” news when it aired a couple of years back, but really had little immediate effect on the vast majority of us normal folks who can’t afford First Growth Bordeaux in Continue reading →

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Taste: an interview with Francois Mitjavile of Tertre Roteboeuf

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A few years ago I interviewed Francois Mitjavile, the brilliant winemaker/philosopher who owns Tertre Roteboeuf in St. Emilion, for the Underground Wine Journal (sadly no longer in print). I think what he says is still highly relevant. I might be tempted Continue reading →

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