Assemblage: and then there was light
Assemblage
A lexical tour between fruit and photon.
Gone With the Winds
Assemblage
In our cellars, we blend grape varieties; in our Journal, we blend ideas. This time, it's a rather airy lexicon. The winds make the weather fair or foul. But do they also make the wines? Here's an overview of those that blow over our vineyards, from the tramontane to the typhoon.
Assemblage
In each issue's 'assemblage' section, we compose a blend of shorter snippets relating to the theme.
When Wine takes on a body
The Bodies behind the Body
Race Day: The Châteaux Triathlon
Unity – and fierce competition – between the Domaines
The French teams at Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite embody the family spirit – in blood, sweat and tears. We’ve brought you some snippets, from an extraordinary day at Lafite.
Uprooting
Timing is everything
What prompts the decision to uproot a vine? How does it work? A discussion with Eric Kohler, technical director of Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Duhart-Milon.
Don’t spit out the seeds
How winemakers use their teeth to pick the perfect day to harvest.
Every year as harvest nears, the teams at Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite taste the berries, chew the skins and crack the seeds between their molars. Discover how berry tasting, one of the last purely sensory skills in the hyper-analytical world of wine, influences the harvest.
Ears wide open
Ever taken a ‘blind test’ with sound?
Eyes closed, ears wide open: take an aural journey across our estates.
Meet The Family, Primeurs Style
THE ‘PRIMEURS’ EVENT IS A MUCH-ANTICIPATED MOMENT IN THE WINEMAKER’S CALENDAR.
At the end of spring, wine merchants and collectors gather to taste the vintages harvested the year before, for the first time.