With five vintages leading Maison Camille Giroud under his belt, Carel Voorhuis opens up about his experiences so far – and how the allure of Burgundy proved impossible to resist. “Vaccinating hundreds of pigs a day wasn’t as interesting as I hoped it would be,” says Carel Voorhuis, who relinquished his veterinary studies in the […]

With the 2010 harvest imminent and the glorious 2009s due to hit the market shortly, it is easy to lose sight of earlier vintages. I have just had the opportunity though to review the red wines of 2007 in great detail. Nicknamed ‘Burgfest’, a tasting takes place every year when a group of importers along […]