May 7th 2008
Sauternes in sweet position this year
by Sophie Kevany

In a breakaway move, Bordeaux’s 2007 sweet white wines from the Sauternes and Barsac regions have all released prices on average 10% to 15% higher than the 2006’s, while to date, most reds are coming out only marginally lower, despite calls for significant cuts.
“These wines going […]

2007 Bordeaux: prices from Quinault, Beychevelle, Rieussec
May 6, 2008
Jane Anson in Bordeaux

Above: A young woman tastes wine on March 31, 2008 at Bordeaux prestigious Haut Brion’ winehouse, in Pessac, southwestern France, during the weeklong tasting of the 2007 Bordeaux vintage that officially began this weekend. The selling of wines ‘en primeur’ — which means first […]