Château de Candale The renaissance of a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Château de Candale is a property located in Saint-Laurent des Combes, AOC Saint-Emilion Grand Cru. It has its origins in the 14th century, the time of the English Aquitaine, with its creation by Lady Marguerite de Suffolk Kandall, a descendant…
Hennessy Cognac House One of the biggest and most prestigious old Cognac brands The history of the House of Hennessy begins in 1765 with Richard Hennessy, the youngest son of Lord Ballymacmoy. Young Irish arrived in France to join the army of King Louis XV in his fight against…
Château de Rouillac A rising stars of the Pessac-Léognan appellation The Rouillac property is a former noble land donated by the King of France to one of its advisers. It was bequeathed by him to Jean de Martigny in 1698. At that time the property was spread over 330 hectares. Throughout…
Camus Cognac House « The Hermès of Cognac », the last major Cognac House still 100% family owned Talk about the Cognac Camus is to tell the story of the last major Cognac House still 100% family owned. It all began in 1863 with Jean-Baptiste Camus. He began as…
Château Beauséjour One of the finest vineyards of Montagne Saint-Emilion Château Beauséjour is proudly placed on the final point of the Montagne Village, south / southwest which also allows him to have a draining soil . Château Beauséjour was created in 1851. However the building was built on the foundations of an older property that…
Futures 2013: The most successful appellation Below the finest wines that I have tasted during the 2013 “en Primeurs” weeks After the end of the 2013 Bordeaux “en primeur” week it is time to take stock. Personally this year I had the opportunity and the honor to be able to follow throughout the EnPrimeur…
Panorama Millésima Rhône and Bordeaux Panorama wine tastings in March 2013, my 22 “coup de coeur” wines On March 18 & 19 (2014) Millésima organized in its bicentennial Bordeaux cellar two tasting “Dégustation Panorama“. The first was dedicated to the 2012 Red wine of Bordeaux and the second to the wines of the Rhone Valley. What is a panorama wine tasting ? For the occasion of these Millésima tastings…
Delamain Cognac Family Cognac since 1762 The Delamain family comes from Saintonge (France – Charente) but it emigrated to London and Ireland in 1625 when Nicholas Delamain was hired as Chef-de-Suite by Henrietta Maria, sister of Louis XIII and future wife of Charles 1st, King of England. As a Protestant…
Château Vieux Mougnac A Bordeaux Supérieur rewarded for its usability by a Best Of Wine Tourism 2013 Telling the story of the Château Vieux Mougnac is narrating the story of a family passion that lasts for five generations. It was in 1870 that the field entered in the Milhard family´s…
Chateau Feret-Lambert One of the greatest wines of the Bordeaux Supérieur appellation The origins of Château Feret-Lambert go back to the 19th century with the creation by the Feret family of a large property around a chartreuse bordelaise, an orangery, stables and outbuildings on the heights of Grézillac. Already at that…