The more we taste of this year’s Bordeaux releases, the more excited we get. There are so many different personalities and styles, and everybody’s bringing their A-game. It’s basically the hottest new dating show without any of the spray tanning or terrible pickup...
Before the seventeenth century, Bordeaux’s Gironde estuary was the equivalent of the American Wild West — only a whole lot wetter. The now-famous Médoc was boggy and prone to punishing weather, largely uninhabitable by man or grape. Much of the rest of Bordeaux was...
If the thought of Bordeaux seems stuffy and cobwebbed, it’s because it has been. For a long time. Though the big Chateaux with their big coffers are still arguably putting out fantastic wines, it’s hard to get excited about if you’ll likely never enjoy a single sip in...
October is Bordeaux Season at Top Ten and we’ve got a lot of celebration on our hands! We’ll be rolling out everything from crisp, aromatic white Bordeauxs to decadent dessert Sauternes to the bold and powerful reds at the center of all the Bordeaux buzz. So let’s get...
Red wine is coming! As a whiff of winter creeps into the air, there’s a coziness we’re beginning to crave after sweating it out all summer. Jumping back to the old standby bottles of red is as easy as digging out your winter boots, but there’s no need to set yourself...
Ain’t no party like a red blend party — both throwback and cutting edge for red wine lovers. Whether your style is more ancient rustic field blend or super serious Super Tuscan, blending red grapes offers worlds of opportunity from kaleidoscoping fruit flavors to deep...
