The Telegraph in the UK runs a story with the headline: “2009 Bordeaux vintage ’set to be best in 60 years thanks to perfect weather.’&# SIPPED: hype. ’&# The 2005s are mad. UPROOTED: vines. One industry observer suggests 20,000 hectares need to come out of production. Adelaide Now ]. SIPPED: seasonal drinking. WSJ ]. MORE >>

Eric Asimov serves up a meaty post on the shuffling of the Bordeaux wine trade. SIPPED: Bordeaux. Driven by sales of red Bordeaux, which country saw a fifteen-fold increase in imports from France during 2002 – 2008? SIPPED: upgrading label info? SPIT: bling champagne. SIPPED: solitude. Tasting Room ]. The Pour ]. MORE >>

The final dash of pricing the Bordeaux 2009 futures has concluded with a clap of thunder: controversial Cos d’Estournel at $3,600 a case, ditto for Leoville Las Cases, La Mission Haut Brion at $10,000 a case, and Lafite at about $15,000–if you can find it. SIPPED: tranche. The wine word of the moment is “tranche.&# WSJ ]. MORE >>

“Bordeaux&# and “discount&# rarely appear in the same sentence. But with Diageo’s retreat from the Bordeaux marketplace, possibly over $100 million worth of wines are looking for a home, including the unloved 2007s. Will this signal the end of the American market leading the way for Bordeaux? His reaction? MORE >>

Chateau Prieuré-Lichine In March of 2010, several Master of Wine students – myself included – were invited to visit several prestigious Chateaux in Bordeaux. Tags: Bordeaux Master of Wine News Chateau Prieure-Lichine It was planted during the 16 th century by a small community of Benediction monks. MORE >>