La Pousse d’Or has an interesting story of reconstructing an identity. “La Pousse d’Or was one of the great estates of Burgundy and part of the same domaine as Romanée-Conti,” explained Hospitality Manager Marleen Nicot on my arrival, as we stepped into the cellar. …
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From motor racing and lime production to making red wine in the Rhone valley, Vincent Moreau is clearly a man with a vision. At the age of 37, after selling his successful family business, Vincent headed back to school to retrain as a vigneron. …
Of the great ‘Bordeaux six’, we really only ever really talk about the Bordeaux three: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and to a much lesser-extent, Cabernet Franc. But almost forgotten on the back labels and rarely found in the vineyards of Bordeaux today are the other …
We’ve all had the age-old argument about whether wine is more about art or science, but how much of it is tech? In today’s fast-moving world, the importance of wineries navigating modern, global technologies has moved far beyond the cellar. Any producer hoping to …
The Couvent des Jacobins is an integral producer in Saint Emilion’s wine history. It’s not very often you get to taste a vertical going back half a century, but while in Bordeaux recently I was lucky enough to do an excellent vertical at one …
If your idea of Beaujolais is an area that produces “gluggable, inconsequential” wine, you should think again. Thus argued renowned wine critic Jamie Goode at a recent Beaujolais event in London. He points to a whole new generation of innovative winemakers looking to make …
Bordeaux’s en primeur week has always struck me as something of a mystery, and perhaps a little old-fashioned. The idea of evaluating wines before they are ready, putting a price on them prematurely and forming an opinion before you’ve even spat the wine into …
The extensive and hugely varied Loire wine region can be difficult to get to grips with, so we’ve put together this Loire Fast Facts feature to provide a clear insight into the region and its wines. As it’s such a large and diverse region, …
Anjou-Saumur can at first glance seem rather mind-boglingly diverse, so we hope that our Fast Facts feature and Anjou-Saumur guide will give you a clear overview of this wine region and its many different styles of wines. Our Anjou-Saumur guide includes the essentials of terroir, the …
This Touraine guide is our Fast Facts feature is designed to give you an introduction to the wine region and wines of this area in the Loire valley, France. Our Touraine guide includes: the essentials of terroir (the soil types, climate, average temperatures, rainfall, …
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