For free (because of its incompleteness), download an assessment of the 135 samples of Bordeaux 2019 that I was sent, without having the opportunity to taste in situ. With just...
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Rod Smith MW
Rod Smith MW lives and works near Nice in the South of France. He is an educator, consultant, writer, marketer and wine tour leader. A master of wine since 2006, Rod has worked in the UK, Hong Kong and France and travelled widely throughout the wine world and the Far East. He has worked with the leading wine supplier to the superyacht industry in the South of France, and before that in the UK for a variety of fine w
Articles by Rod Smith MW
Whither Bordeaux 2019?
by Rod Smith MW
Why on earth would anyone spend €370 for a bottle of Cheval Blanc when you can buy Figeac for €120? Both seem likely to score around the 98-100 point range...
Treasure Island
by Rod Smith MW
As the tragedy of Australia’s 2019/20 bushfires continues to unfold, the most significant impact on the wine industry has been tragedy in the Adelaide Hills. So far, Tasmania has largely...
2018 Bordeaux En Primeur Report
£15.00Modern technology has made many things possible, but it still hasn’t enabled us to be in two places simultaneously. My duties as co-chairman of the International Wine Challenge meant that...
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2017 Bordeaux En Primeur Report
FREEI didn't make it to Bordeaux this year for the En Primeur tastings, but my friend and fellow Master of Wine, Rod Smith, did and has kindly allowed me to...
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