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Sommelier News, 25th August 2010

by WineChapUK on August 25, 2010

in Notes from the bottom of a bottle...

Sommelier notice board, 25th Aug '10

Our continuing effort to assist our hard working colleagues in the trade, more posts currently available in some of London’s top restaurants: Click on, dear reader…

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Wine O’Clock News, 24th August 2010

August 24, 2010 Notes from the bottom of a bottle...
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This week’s wine o’clock news is more a roundup of some of the spectacular offers available in London at the moment and a bit of shameless promotion for our buddies (in our defence, we will not plug anything we don’t personally rate…)

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“The ultimate bootcamp for wine enthusiasts”

August 19, 2010 Vintellect
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“Want to build your wine knowledge quickly and effectively?
Looking for a wine course that combines serious learning with serious fun and idyllic luxury?”
Chene Bleu’s Extreme Wine is to residential wine courses what Faberge is to eggs:

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Sommelier News:

August 18, 2010 Notes from the bottom of a bottle...
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Ever keen to support our hard working colleagues in the trade, below is today’s list of currently available sommelier posts in some of London’s top rezzers.

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…And on to Cognac:

August 13, 2010 On the road
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After our brief stay in St Emilion we headed up to Cognac to check out Remy Martin’s Louis XIII Connoisseur Experience. At the Estate we paired up Remy’s XO with Foie Gras and later blue cheese, chilled the VSOP to serve with Smoked Salmon Blinis, and sampled the rare ’88 Vintage (‘more monotonal but more [...]

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A trip to St Emilion:

August 11, 2010 On the road
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Originally intended as a brief stopover between our planned Adrenaline Tasting filming - three vintages of Vega Sicilia’s Unico - from wineskins, at 6.30am prior to running with the bulls in Pamplona - Tom and Boo ended up in St Emilion en route to Cognac at the Garage that started it all - Valandraud.

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Wine O’Clock News, 28th July 2010

July 28, 2010 Notes from the bottom of a bottle...
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WineChap’s round-up of bits of booze related news and gossip from the past week…

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WineChap’s latest Wine Tips for Urban Junkies

July 21, 2010 Notes from the bottom of a bottle...
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WineChap’s latest wineTips for Urban Junkies - includes a nod to our friend Xavier Rousset’s latest venture - roll on ‘78 Leoville Las Cases for £125!
And the excellent new BYO Wine Club - roll on the wheelbarrow of Jeraboams to Apsleys at the Lanesborough…

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Time to chill…

July 12, 2010 Vintellect
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Ronan, one of the wonderful chaps behind the stellar wine list at Angelus, has recently revealed their latest inspired idea; motivated by the blissfully warm weather they are serving a superb summer treat, perfectly chilled reds.  We are particularly intrigued though by the “Lo Sang del Pais” 2008, Domaine du Cros Marcillac  and the Lard, [...]

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