Bordeaux

How to Build a Cellar of Bordeaux Wines Without Having to Remortgage Your House

Tom Gearing | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Tom Gearing

In terms of fine wine the words 'Bordeaux' and 'bargain' rarely get put into the same sentence. Everyone knows that in order to drink the premium wines of this region you will either need to be working in the wine industry, have a rich friend who serves such wines at dinner parties, or be that rich friend.

Bordeaux 2012 Vintage - A Taste of Things to Come for Wine Investment?

Peter Shakeshaft | Posted 18.04.2013 | UK
Peter Shakeshaft

Last week I, along with many other wine enthusiasts from across the globe, headed to Bordeaux to spend several pleasant days having a first taste of a range of wines from the 2012 vintage.

2013 - What Will We Be Drinking?

Michael Saunders | Posted 01.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Michael Saunders

2012 was a turbulent year in the wine industry with poor weather resulting in global production falling to its lowest level in forty years; and the struggling economy hitting both ends of the market. There are knock-on effects for all UK wine lovers.

The Time Is Right to Buy Fine Wine

Peter Shakeshaft | Posted 19.03.2013 | UK
Peter Shakeshaft

The growth of the wine investment market has been significant over the last decade and each year provides exciting opportunities for investors keen to secure their money in the commodity. But what does 2013 have in store?

Three Great French Cities (That Aren't Paris)

Andrew Matthews | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Andrew Matthews

We love Paris, obviously. But we've worn our heart on our sleeve long enough now. It's time to take the torch and see what some other great French cities are up to.

Planet Appetite: Wine Adventures in Bordeaux, France

Rupert Parker | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Rupert Parker

Bordeaux makes an excellent destination for a gourmet weekend break with its many restaurants and food shops. There's a great Sunday morning riverside market and it makes a good base for visiting the surrounding châteaux.

Runaway Teacher Jeremy Forrest Charged With 'Abducting' Teen Pupil Megan

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.10.2012 | UK

Runaway teacher Jeremy Forrest has been charged with child abduction after disappearing with his 15-year-old pupil Megan Stammers, Sussex Police said....

Runaway Teacher Jeremy Forrest Flown Back In UK (PICTURES)

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.10.2012 | UK

Jeremy Forrest, the maths teacher who ran from the UK with his pupil, has arrived back in the UK on Wednesday, sources said. The 30-year-old marrie...

Runaway Maths Teacher Appears In Public As Court Agrees To Extradition

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.10.2012 | UK

Jeremy Forrest, the runaway maths teacher, has made his first public appearance since being arrested in France on suspicion of child abduction as a Fr...

Runaway Maths Teacher To Face Extradition Hearing

The Huffington Post UK | Chris York | Posted 02.10.2012 | UK

Jeremy Forrest, the teacher who ran away to France with 15-year-old Megan Stammers, will appear in a Bordeaux court today to face extradition proceedi...

Jeremy Forrest: "Going Home Will Take Him Back Closer To The Person He Loves"

The Huffington Post UK | Chris York | Posted 02.10.2012 | UK

The French laywer acting for runaway maths teacher Jeremy Forrest has revealed that he will not fight extradition back to the UK so that he can be cl...

Runaway Maths Teacher Tried To Start New Life As A Barman

The Huffington Post UK | Chris York | Posted 30.09.2012 | UK

Jeremy Forrest, the maths teacher who ran away to France with teenager Megan Stammers, was applying for jobs as a barman in Bordeaux when he was arres...

Stammers Returns To UK

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.09.2012 | UK

Megan Stammers has boarded a plane and is returning to the UK. The 15-year-old was spotted at Bordeaux Airport stepping onto an EasyJet flight hea...

Megan Expected To Fly Home

PA | Posted 29.09.2012 | UK

Schoolgirl Megan Stammers is expected to fly home to the UK more than a week after she went missing with her 30-year-old maths teacher, it was reporte...

'We Have Smiles On Our Faces Because We Have Megan'

Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 28.09.2012 | UK

Megan Stammer's stepfather said he "can't wait to be reunited with Megan" after the missing teenager was found in France earlier on Friday. Megan ...

'The Relief, Outpouring Of Love From Everyone, Has Just Been Amazing'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.09.2012 | UK

The stepfather of schoolgirl Megan Stammers says he is "over the moon" that the 15-year-old has been found safe and well after going missing with her ...

Megan Stammers Found In France As Teacher Jeremy Forrest Arrested

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 28.09.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Megan Stammers, who went missing a week ago with her maths teacher Jeremy Forrest has been found in France. The 15-year-old has been taken into pr...

Re-Discovering Beaujolais

Mike John Matthews | Posted 25.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Mike John Matthews

Beaujolais, or Bojo for short, has had to live with the stigma of the once successful Beaujolais Nouveau, in its day a great marketing ploy. During the wines heyday, Beaujolais Nouveau consumers would wait patiently, or race to France, for the third Thursday of November when Nouveau day would come around.

2009 Vintage: The Best Wine of All Time

Peter Shakeshaft | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Peter Shakeshaft

As the 2009 vintage wines enter their bottles, another round of wine scoring by the critics has begun. As always, there is one set of scores in particular which the wine world has been awaiting: those of leading critic Robert Parker.

Guinness Wine Record Smashed

PA | Rob Smith | Posted 25.09.2011 | UK

A new Guinness World Record was set today, for the most expensive bottle of white wine ever sold. The bottle of 1811 Château d'Yquem was sold by Lond...