Steven Spurrier

Type: Person

Name: Steven Spurrier

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

CALIFORNIA DREAMING

MIDLY COMATOSE AFTER a 12-hour plane ride and a numbing seven-hour airport delay, I’m blissfully sipping and swirling one of California’s most iconic wines with a member of the very family responsible for it. “This 2009 Insignia is very young and tightly-wound ... [Published Prestige Asia Hong Kong - May 16 2013]

Entities: Winemaker, Steven Spurrier, Bordeaux (France)

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Somerset House

Gilbert Winfield on the intricacies of the new "Chianti Classico Revolution"

Albert Eistein, a man who knows a thing or two about the difference between complication and simplicity, once said: "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." This was brought to my mind last month when the great and the good of ... [Published Harpers - May 07 2013]

Entities: Steven Spurrier, Chemical, Somerset House

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

DWWA 2013: Experts deliberate highest number of entries as judging week continues

With two thirds of the wines tasted at the Decanter World Wine Awards, panellists are by turns pleased with the quality of the offering, and disappointed by wines that still show too much intervention by winemakers.In a tasting so disparate – over 14,400 ... [Published Decanter.com - May 01 2013]

Entities: Steven Spurrier, Shiraz, Gerard Basset

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Grgich Hills Estate

Trefethens deliver surprise birthday cake

Z Napa Valley Register3 hours agoOn a Thursday earlier this month, Janet Trefethen and her daughter, Hailey, jumped into one of the winery trucks and headed north towards Rutherford’s Grgich Hills Estate, intent on delivering a surprise.In the back of ... [Published Napa News - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Mike Grgich, Winemaker, Steven Spurrier, Grgich Hills Estate, Robin Schneider

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Bordeaux 2012: Lafite releases 'most affordable' vintage

Chateau Lafite Rothschild has released what it calls 'the most affordable Lafite on the market' with its 2012 vintage, at €330 ex-Bordeaux.This price is down 21% on 2011, but 154% more than the 2008 price of €130.Lafite follows Mouton, which released ... [Published Decanter.com - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Tranche, Jeannie Cho Lee, Steven Spurrier, Chateau Lafite

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Surprise birthday cake for Grgich's 90th

Last Thursday, Janet Trefethen and her daughter, Hailey, jumped into one of the winery trucks and headed north towards Rutherford’s Grgich Hills Estate, intent on delivering a surprise.In the back of the truck was an 8-foot-tall faux birthday cake for ... [Published Napa News - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Mike Grgich, Winemaker, Grgich Hills Estate, Steven Spurrier, Robin Schneider

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Bordeaux 2012: Pessac, Pomerol, Margaux among bright spots

The dry whites of Pessac Leognan have come out of this year's en primeur tastings with a solid vote of confidence from Decanter's tasting team – followed by Pomerol and Margaux.Vines in Pomerol, a 'stand-out' appellationA one-sentence summary might be ... [Published Decanter.com - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Steven Spurrier, Stephen Brook, Winemaker, Jeannie Cho Lee

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