Category: Wine Blog

Our views on the market and the latest 2011 Bordeaux campaign With all the Bordeaux 2011 now released, including a great Ausone and overpriced Petrus, this will continue to be...

We’ve all been waiting for an update on Rudy Kurniawan’s arrest and finally we had one – as well as several intriguing replies to the news.  The Mail reports here...

I suppose my first question is you have never had a job working for other people. You have always been your own boss from the day you graduated until today....

The first question I want to ask you is, what was it like growing up here at Chateau Brane-Cantenac? I loved growing up here. I went to school in Bordeaux...

Paula and Stacey, many thanks for taking the time to talk to us here at 12×75.com You are the formidable mother-daughter team that owns and operates Premier Cru Fine Wine...

Just the other day I get a call from a wine trader buddy of mine. He was telling me about a recent auction that he had attended, and this one...

Those of you who follow us regularly might have read our previous blog introducing our new favourite thing, the #7wordwinereview on Twitter.  The purpose of the #7wordwinereview was to provide...

who’s the best, Robert Parker or Jancis Robinson? We make no secret of the fact that we love our wine critics here at 12×75.com… but our regular followers will know...

Is there a grape variety that is a good name for a child?   I think the main reason Mrs 12×75 says I shouldn’t be allowed to name a baby...

It has been estimated that the price movement on the 2009 vintage, in the 24 hours following the release of RP’s record scores, sits at around the $100m mark.  Not...

If you are a regular on Twitter you might have spotted some of the six word movie reviews that have been trending.  My personal favourite “Bridesmaids – sets feminism back...

I first read this story minutes ago – and given that it’s 1am, I really can’t be bothered to artfully craft the words to simply say that Rudy Kurniawan has...