Les Talents de Bordeaux 2021 – 9 Wines Reviewed

@planetebordeaux   #planetebordeaux #talentsdesbordeaux  All photos copyright Paige Donner 2021 Vinum Terra, Bordeaux  2019   Vignobles Boissonneau  1839-2021 ‘Immaculate natural wine’ – no added yeast, acid, sugar or sulfur, no new oak barrels, no heavy handed manipulation, biodynamic practices observed in vineyards and cellar  The Natural Wine whose refinedness defies the label ‘Vin Natur’  Merlot, Appellation…

Clairet Bordeaux AOC – Oscars de Bordeaux 2019 Summer

by Paige Donner Appellation Bordeaux Clairet Controllée Ni Rouge, Ni Rosé, mais toujours fruité et léger! – Château Penin, Clairet ‘Not red, not rosé, but always refreshingly light and fruity.’ Having tasted my way now through 12 AOC Bordeaux Clairets, I feel qualified to conclude that this is Bordeaux’s answer to the lighter reds of…

Wine Rockets to Space for Near-Zero Gravity Ageing

Update by Paige Donner Twelve bottles of French Bordeaux wine just rocketed off to the International Space Station on a mission to help further the science of food here on Earth. The project is being fueled by Luxembourg startup Space Cargo Unlimited.  They acknowledge that in addition to the importance of food and wine having…