The Bottles That Created Legends with Fred Dame, Jancis Robinson, and Steven Spurrier

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• CH

  @Chris11249 · 1 year ago (edited)

  "all this from a bunch of grapes" what a comment from the gentleman. Such a magical moment between these 3, and that 1 bottle!

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• AW

  @awc723 · 1 year ago

  RIP Steven.....Sadlly missed

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• _S

  @_symmetry_ · 2 months ago

  I had such an immense respect for Steven Spurrier. In fact this is not the first time I heard about this "magical Port kick" that whipped him in his childhood. I somehow got what I consider to be a similar "magical kick" at 11 years old with Port, although it was from Madeira. After his death I found a 1955 vintage Cockburn's I barely paid 650$. I will eventually drink this phial with precious friends who share my desire to honor the life of this incredibly great man, on a very special evening, with the only 1973 Chateau Montelena that we could find on this side on the Atlantic. RIP Steven Spurrier, you are deeply missed.

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• RA

  @Rafilee-b9f · 1 year ago

  fred was shaking serving those wines haha

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• WR

  @wRAAh · 11 days ago

  Great to watch this while drinking a Guinness.

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  @thethingsfriend · 1 year ago

  Thanks so much for providing these ‘Director’s Cut’ versions of this footage. I’ve watched the original more times than I can count as I adore it, so this is a real treat.

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• GO

  @goldofarkansas · 8 months ago

  Fred was excited af haha

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• GL

  @GlassOfBubbly · 6 months ago

  I remember walking between tasting events in central London and bumping in to Steven. We walked the rest of the way together and I had a brief story about his vines or his English sparkling wine label... A private moment with a wine icon ♥

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• GW

  @gwestmota · 8 months ago

  Fascinating to hear the breadth of the conversation especially with the historical context.

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• DA

  @danielgeigerrr · 1 year ago

  This was insanely delightful to be a fly on the wall for.. thank you so much! :)

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• CL

  @classicaloracle · 1 year ago

  Sadly, Steven is no longer with us - this seems to have been made in 2018. I used to live just a few doors away from him in Litton Cheney, Dorset.

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• VA

  @valpostreetart · 3 months ago

  I became a Sommelier 15 years ago. Fred was a legend then and is a legend now. The way he holds the bottle was a choice given to us at the school. It was either the &quot;old classic way&quot; or the modern, &quot;hold it from the bottom in an upright stance&quot; way.<br>As a Somm I believed I was there to honor the wine and the craftsmanship behind it, not the other way around. I&apos;ve always served wine like Fred.

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