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What it costs to buy a Bordeaux château
It’s that time of year, when the French land agency SAFER releases its updated price guide for buying viticultural lands around France, and we can fantasize about buying something in Bordeaux and then over-charging for our own en primeur wines.
How Al Gore convinced Miguel Torres to fight climate change in wine
Jane Anson talks to Spain's Miguel Torres Snr about the influence of Gore on his own battle against climate change in wine.
What Thomas Jefferson did in Bordeaux | Wine stories
Jane Anson writes about Thomas Jefferson's influence on Bordeaux during his brief time in the city and includes a cautionary tale from later in Jefferson's life when he pursued an America First-style policy as the third US president.
Bordeaux 2016 harvest report – how the vintage looks
While en primeur week is coming to an end, Jane Anson talks through the growing season and looks at how the freshly picked Bordeaux 2016 vintage is shaping up.
Will Chinese law change hurt vineyard purchases?
Jane Anson talks to estate agents worldwide about the state of Chinese investment in vineyards - and how a new law in China could change things.
The five bottle cure – inspiring wine stories of 2015
Jane Anson picks five inspirational wine stories that she has come across in 2015, her first year writing weekly columns for Decanter.com. Read about them here.
Tasting wine – a moment and the space between
How can you get the most out of tasting wine? It's a personal conversation between you and the contents of your glass, but remember that most of what’s important is said only in retrospect.
Bordeaux 2015 behind the scenes – part two
Negociants are clearing the decks for a highly anticipated Bordeaux 2015 vintage, but even a very good crop of wines will not be a silver bullet for en primeur, reports Jane Anson in the second part of her behind-the-scenes look at this year's harvest.
Bordeaux 2015 behind the scenes – part one
[Jane Anson] As anticipation around Bordeaux 2015 rises, what are the courtiers up to? What do the consultants think? And which château has flown in guests for a lavish end of harvest party? Jane Anson goes behind the scenes.
The new normal
[Jane Anson] And yet, despite this making Lamont one of the most significant players in Bordeaux, for years journalists would routinely run out little more about Haichang than to describe its owner.