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The “Taille Medocaine” at Château Pichon-Longueville

Christian has his own blog, which has some interesting articles plus this video about pruning vines in the Médoc.

Cellerage

Cellerage – a few hints for storing wine, recorded for Ocado.

Viticulture 101

Growing grapes is an art and a science. A wine is only as good as the grapes with which its made. Learn about soils, climate, pruning techniques . . . and that ubiquitous term, terroir.

Winemaking 101

Everything you'd ever want to know about winemaking. From the vineyard to bottling, even the most knowledgeable viewer will learn something from this fun and informative animation.

Nicks Wine Merchants – Online wine school

Posted By Ronan on April 7, 2012 in Blog | 

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I think this is a great site with some great articles.

“This course was first researched and written by Nick Chlebnikowski in 1998 and was originally available by subscription only. Vintage Direct have now made the course available free of charge to wine lovers everywhere, at the same time updating information where necessary and enhancing the contents with current scientific research, winemaker’s contributions, video, interaction, tasting aids, flavour charts and more.”

Take a look at Nicks’ course here.

Climats – du vignoble de Bourgogne

Posted By Ronan on April 1, 2012 in Blog | 

Beautiful maps of the vineyards of Burgundy – a great site.








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Ronan is a very valuable member of the Master Sommelier Organisation. His knowledge and passion for wine is frequently passed on to candidates at all levels of our education programmes. He is an accomplished lecturer, and has a way of putting his subject matter over to candidates in a manner which promotes the learning process. Candidates respond positively to his approach and up to date knowledge of the subject. Ronan's skills also extend to his practical work in the restaurant where he demonstrates benchmark standards. His ability to taste and analyse wine has been proved with his success in gaining the Master Sommelier Award.

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