Finnish diver, Christian Ekstrom, discovered some of the world’s oldest Champagne bottles in a ship wreck. The bottles date from about 1830. It is thought that the champagne was being shipped to St. Petersburg for Czar Alexander II.
Wine Geeks In Paradise. Tristen Beamon and Kyle Meyer have a blast as the original wine geeks who travel all over the wine world capturing this on film.
Think about this, Bordeaux wine producers spend more time promoting their wines in China, as well as in other Asian countries than ever before. Many of the top chateaux spend more time in China than they do in America these days.
Here’s something you don’t read about every day. The top French diplomat in Hong Kong and Macau has been suspended and recalled to Paris after being accused of stealing two very expensive wine bottles.
The main difference in the upcoming St. Emilion Bordeaux wine classification is, it is expected to be an independent, arms length process. The INAO, (National institute of origin appellations) will handle the classification
2008 Chateau Mouton Rothschild label was designed by the noted Chinese artist Xu Lei.
Lafite announces bottles of the 2008 will include the Chinese symbol for the number 8