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2006 vintage guide for Sauternes and BarsacSee Decanter's vintage guide for Sauternes and Barsac 2006
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2008 vintage guide for Sauternes and Barsac
See Decanter's vintage guide for Sauternes and Barsac 2008.
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Sweet and Fortified – Grape varieties and labelling – WSET Level 2 -
Bordeaux 2013: Chateau d’Yquem holds back 2013 wine from en primeur campaignChateau d'Yquem has said it will not release its 2013 Sauternes during the traditional period of the Bordeaux en primeur campaign, despite the wine's high rating among critics.
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New Lafaurie-Peyraguey owner sets tone with 2013 release -
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Decanter magazine: January 2016Inside the magazine this month: 50 star buys of 2015, Champagne 2000 & 2002 and Sauternes and Barsac panel tasting...
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St-Emilion to hold Fêtes les Vins Kms run -
Sauternes high speed rail: 11th hour bid to block plan
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Bordeaux 2008 en primeur – Sauternes & Barsac -
2000 vintage guide for Sauternes and Barsac
See Decanter's vintage guide for Sauternes and Barsac 2000
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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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Climate change may cool Napa Valley, says studyThe Napa Valley may be set to become cooler as a consequence of climate change, according to a new in-depth study carried out for the local vintners’ association.
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Bordeaux 2012: Video interview with Olivier Casteja, Chateau Doisy-Vedrines -
Video: Bordeaux 2010: Berenice Lurton-ThomasWe speak Berenice Lurton-Thomas about this year's Sauternes.
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Bordeaux 2013: Estates upbeat as dry whites harvest begins
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Bordeaux 2013: Sauternes enjoys ‘payback time’ with ‘modern’ vintageSauternes producers are enjoying a greater share of the Bordeaux vintage limelight in 2013, but there are also reports of vines for sale as producers struggle against low consumer demand.
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‘Crazy’ Sauternes high speed rail plans will jeopardise noble rot, says winemaker unionA proposed high speed rail line connecting Bordeaux to Spain threatens the future of winemaking in Sauternes and Barsac, the local producers' union has warned.
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Smith Haut Lafitte owner creates Sauternes to mix with PerrierThe Cathiard family of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte is to launch a light Sauternes wine to be used in an aperitif drink with Perrier water, in a partnership with two as-yet-unnamed estates.
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Sauternes producers to open wine co-operative
Members of the Sauternes and Barsac union have voted to create a co-operative wine cellar, as part of efforts to re-vitalise sales of Bordeaux's signature sweet wines.
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Sauternes and other dessert wines legal for the Chinese marketThe International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) announced this week that Sauternes and other sweet wines can be exported to China officially.
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Bordeaux 2011: Harvest underway in BordeauxThe 2011 harvest is underway in Bordeaux with preeminent Sauternes chateau, Chateau d'Yquem and renowned rosé producer Chateau de Sours picking the first grapes.
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Bordeaux 2011: Sauternes surprised by ‘earliest ever’ harvestVintners in the celebrated sweet wine growing regions of Sauternes and Barsac are amazed at how early the 2011 harvest has been.
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Bordeaux 2012: Pickers on standby as late Sauternes harvest gets underwaySauternes will not be a great vintage, one producer has said, as vignerons hope last week’s rains will finally kick start development of botrytis, or noble rot.
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Chateau d’Yquem will not make 2012 vintage
Chateau d'Yquem has pulled out of making a Sauternes in 2012 after the vintage failed a post-harvest taste test.
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Chateau Rieussec will make no 2012 vintageChateau Rieussec, the Sauternes estate owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) has joined Chateau d’Yquem in announcing that it will not be making a 2012 vintage wine.
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Olivier Bernard to double dry white production in SauternesOlivier Bernard wants to more than double his production of dry white wines at Clos des Lunes in Sauternes within the next five years.
