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Mature Californian wines from the cellarIt's time to start thinking about drinking them...
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Château Gilette: Meet the Sauternes aged 20 years before bottlingAged exclusively in concrete vats for 20 years before release...
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Cheval Blanc launches white wine after eight-year experimentJane Anson has the details...
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Brokenwood: Quintessential Hunter ValleyTop Semillon and Shiraz from the Hunter Valley...
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Tasting 40 years of Domaine de Chevalier white winesRe-writing the rules for Bordeaux white wine...
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Sauternes second wines: Why they’re worth a look -
Wine Legend: Château d’Yquem 1921What makes this a wine legend?
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Showcase of South African winning wines from Decanter World Wine Awards 2017 -
Wine Legend: De Bortoli, Noble One 1982Although Australia has a long tradition of sweet wine production (mostly fortified), Noble One, first made in 1982 and labelled as ‘Sauternes’ until 1990...
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Château Suduiraut launches second dry white wineThis second wine demonstrates a wider trend...
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Anson: The thrill of the chase…Our columnist hunts down two great value estates...
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Obituary: Denis Dubourdieu, ‘the Pope of wine’Jane Anson reflects on the life of a wine legend...
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Wine Legend: Tyrrell’s, Vat 1 Semillon 1994No wine has been awarded more medals on the Australian show circuit...
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Matching Sauternes and Barsac with food
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DWWA 2014 International Trophies: White Single-Varietal under £15 -
Château Cheval Blanc and d’Yquem presented by the ‘dream team’ -
Bordeaux: Semillon shortage threatens future vintagesA group of high profile Bordeaux producers are calling attention to a shortage of Semillon which may impede production in the future.
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Bordeaux: Semillon harvest begins, Merlot next week
As the sunshine continues in Bordeaux, the Semillon harvest in Pessac Leognan is underway - around 10 days later than average.
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DWWA 2014 Regional Trophy: Australian Single-Varietal White over £15This year's Decanter World Wine Awards Regional Trophy for Australian Single-Varietal White over £15 went to Mount Pleasant, Lovedale Semillon, Hunter Valley, New South Wales 2007 (11.5%)
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Sauternes high speed rail: 11th hour bid to block plan -
Bordeaux 2013: Sauternes and Barsac overview
This is the third challenging year in a row for red Bordeaux but not for sweet wines.
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Gerard Bertrand to star as the Semillons rise againFormer French rugby international and acclaimed wine producer Gerard Bertrand is set to bare all as the now legendary Semillons take to the stage once more.
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Semillons prepare for the steamiest wine event of the yearRehearsals are under way for an event which will see 10 veteran members of the wine trade personalities stripping off at Vinopolis in London's Borough Market.
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BLOG: The Semillons rise againEight middle-aged men in double-stringed red thongs are gyrating in front of me. Their powder white skin paired with the red G-strings makes them look like Santa’s little helpers.
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Semillon (white)
Semillon is generally blended with the aromatic Sauvignon Blanc in Bordeaux to produce the fine dry whites of Pessac-Leognan in the Graves, which are often barrel-fermented.
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Chardonnay still first for women
It might be in danger of surrendering its crown to Semillon, but women still prefer Chardonnay, according to new research commissioned by Australian wine company BRL Hardy.
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Bordeaux second growth puts wine under screwcap
A Bordeaux second growth chateau will be bottling wine under screwcap, it was revealed today.
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Bordeaux: serious mildew risk
The danger of mildew in Bordeaux may be higher than in 1988 – the worse known year to date.
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Jefford on Monday: Therapy with Jackie -
DWWA 2013 International Trophies: White Single-Varietal Under £15This year's winner of the Decanter World Wine Awards International Trophy for the Best in Show White Single-Varietal Under £15 went to McGuigan, Bin 9000 Semillon, Hunter Valley 2007, Australia.
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