Frédéric Mugnier funded the domain in 1863, and it’s in 1985 that Frédéric Mugnier, the great grand son, takes over the family’s domain, giving it the final push in 2004, with the return of the Clos de la Maréchal exploitation, within the Nuits de Saint George. The wines issued from the Mugnier domain are pure … Continue reading Domain Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier
They wish to find the ideal wine, in other words a “woman’s” wine, but that’s not all! What could this wine be? For the young woman under thirty it would be: A rose, slightly sweet, fine and light for the aperitif or a light summer luncheon, such as a rose Bonbon from the Diables domain. … Continue reading What women expect …
In 1973, Alan Peyrefitte, a French journalist, following his return from a trip to China, wrote a book with the above mentioned title, originally attributed to Napoleon in 1816. Bothe Napoleon as well as Peyreffite where visionaries, and where perfectly right, but not listened to, for China has awakened. Whatever field we are looking at, … Continue reading When China awakes… the world shall tremble
The traditional balsamic vinegar is the most delicate existing condiment. Made exclusively from cooked grape must. The obtained juice is boiled down to 60% of its volume. Following that, it will be left to mature in oak casks for several years and undergo several manipulations and further boiling down processes. Next it will be transferred … Continue reading Balsamic Vinegar
Which was done and we thank them for it! The passion for French wine brought our friends across the channel, to develop a vivid imagination. The amphora was the first vessel to contain wine, but not very practical, heavy and fragile during transportation, she was replaced by the wooden barrel. This was practical for transportation … Continue reading Englishmen “please shoot first”!
The 31st of March, the begining of the 2013 primeurs campaign will be starting off. Owners, oenologists, critics, consultants and wine importers will all be reunited together in the beautiful city of Bordeaux. After an 18% fall in sales to china in 2013, this 2013 will have been the smallest harvest in the Bordeaux region … Continue reading The primeurs Grands Crus of 2013 from Bordeaux
Many of you have probably noticed that the price of French wines, labeled “premier crus” and “Grand crus” had notably increased in the last 6 to 8 months. We shall through this article the reasons for this rise in price, the consequences that this will have on the market, and how to benefit from this … Continue reading Price increases in French wines.
In 1872, in the vineyards of the regions of Languedoc, Gard, Provence, Bordeaux an even in the Burgundy area, the vine shoots and leaves dry out progressively provoking the death of the vine. Jean Emile Planchon, a botanist, wrote in 1873, that if a remedy was not found, the contagious ailment that strikes the vines, … Continue reading The Phylloxera
Not a day goes by, that I ask myself “why do investors continue to invest in traditional placements such as unit trusts, instead of diversifying their investments in products where they control the totality of the process, from purchase to re-sale, knowing in advance the real fees and the different costs pertaining to this operation … Continue reading Buying a unit trust plan
Whilst the sounds of boots marching over Crimea are being heard the world over, an ill wind of panic is blowing on the international stock markets. As it is often the case with any major international political crisis, investors are the first casualties, loosing their virtual assets when it is not their initial investment, the … Continue reading The wine market, an authentic placement