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This year, the same team that came 26th in a field of 30, is more confident and tenacious.

The September releases of fine wine on La Place de Bordeaux has gathered momentum this week, with the release of some of its core global players, including Rioja's first 'icon wine', Yjar, Argentina's Catena Zapata, Bibi Graetz and Napa's  Inglenook. 

The hors Bordeaux campaign on La Place is gathering steam with the release of Hermitage La Chapelle, Clos Apalta, Klein Constantia’s Vin de Constance 2020 and library release of Californian giant, Opus One.  

Zero gravity is no barrier to fine wine say researchers in Bordeaux who tasted a 5,000 euro bottle of Chateau Petrus Pomerol that spent 14 months in space.

Raymond Blake reviews new book From Bordeaux to the Stars: The Reawakening of a Wine Legend by Jean-Michel Cazes.

Chateau Zaya 2020 Receives Gold Medal with 95 Points and Chateau La Croix Younan Receives Silver Medal with 92 Points...

The trickle of releases from the latest en primeur campaign has continued over the last week, with the release of an "excellent value" Château Lafleur of "potential perfection", as well as a more divisive Château Grand-Puy Ducasse.

In 2021, a mysterious couple sat down for dinner at the Michelin-starred Atrio in rural western Spain. When they left, 45 bottles of wine – including a priceless 1806 vintage – had vanished. Who were these thieves with such impeccable taste?

Jacky Blot, who gained a reputation for producing some of the Loire Valley’s most intense and beautifully balanced wines, has died at the age of 75.

Brian St Pierre is a reviews On Bordeaux: Tales of the Unexpected from the World’s Greatest Wine Region, edited by Susan Keevil.