Charlie Leary
Writer at Freelance
Wine journalist - Member, Circle of Wine Writers
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1 week ago |
timatkin.com | Charlie Leary
Earlier this year I took a trip back to Nova Scotia and visited with a few winemakers, all in the stunning Annapolis Valley next to the epic Bay of Fundy tides. The bare apple trees and freezing temperatures recalled the regionâs limiting factors for viticulture. I lived in this Canadian Maritime province between the late 1990s and 2017, directing a restaurant wine program for most of that time, so I knew the rough trajectory of Nova Scotia wine.
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2 months ago |
janeanson.com | Charlie Leary |Jane Anson
by Charlie LearyHaut-Brion reached the heights of fame in the 17th century, with a 1660 purchase of its wine made by King Charles II of England for the royal cellars. By 1663 it was being drunk in English taverns by notable citizens such as Samuel Pepys. At this time the de Pontac family owned the vineyard estate, prominent members of the noblesse de la robe of Bordeaux.
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2 months ago |
decanter.com | Charlie Leary
‘You can close your eyes and taste Nova Scotia,’ Gina Haverstock tells me while describing the wines produced in Canada’s beautiful maritime province. Now the chief winemaker for three wineries, Haverstock represents a broader trend.
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2 months ago |
charlieleary.substack.com | Charlie Leary
I’ve had two academic journal articles publishes recently. Both form part of a larger project looking at Bordeaux wine, philosophers, Jacobite rebels, and the Enlightenment. The first is Making a shift at Haut-Brion: John Locke’s journal, Claret terroir, artifice, authenticity, and branding. Journal of Wine Research, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/09571264.2025.2463110.
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Feb 12, 2025 |
tandfonline.com | Charlie Leary
ABSTRACTThis article for the first time analyzes a comment made by John Locke during his May 1677 visit to the Haut-Brion vineyard in Pessac, Bordeaux. He concluded that fifty percent of the wine sold by Arnaud III de Pontac did not originate from that vineyard. This suggests the need for a re-evaluation of the historiography of terroir, wine branding, and authenticity, particularly the origin story that has grown up around Haut-Brion.
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Please read my latest feature article for @janeansonwine with a little research into the Medieval origins of Haut-Brion. #historymatters #claret https://t.co/I54oFRRHdH #Bordeaux
Some conclusions from my recent return to Nova Scotia #wine country. https://t.co/eh2WSg3g3x
Should sommeliers know about Panamanian coffee? Yes. https://t.co/w8oLJ7K2M7 #somm #sommeliers #sensoryanalysis #specialtycoffee