Jean-Claude Berrouet, Master Winemaker at Chateau Petrus

Jean-Claude Berrouet has recently retired from making wine for Moueix after forty four vintages - having been responsable for Petrus, Madelaine and Trotanoy amongst other Right Bank stars. He spent an afternoon talking to us on how he sees nature's role in making fine wines - as he confessed ' Je suis un amoureux de …

The ‘Guru of Gout’ Puisais – what affects the Taste of Wine

External Influences on the Taste of Wine with Jacques Puisais - Jacques Puisais, the specialist in all things to do with understanding how taste works and how it develops, led us through a tasting of several wines to illustrate some of his life's findings at the Faculty of Oenology, Bordeaux on Friday 11th January. Founder of the Institut Francais du …