So, in the next episode of my quest to explore Gamay, I’m heading just south of Beaujolais to the Coteaux du Lyonnais, a small appellation of 370 hectares of vines…
Saint Cosme Cotes du Rhône Blanc 2009
Found this in my brother-in-law’s fridge when I popped round to see some of my family who were pug-sitting (he wasn’t there), so cracked it open with lunch. I thought…
Three lovely Rhône wines with dinner
Had a nice dinner last night with three lovely Rhône wines. I just love the Rhône. It’s inconsistent but can be so lovely. Domaine St Prefert Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc…
Le Sang des Cailloux Vacqueyras Cuvée Azalaïs 2012, a brilliant Southern Rhône red
This was another Prowein discovery. It’s from biodynamic Vacqueras producer Le Sang des Cailloux. This is the domaine’s traditional cuvee and it alternates over a three-year cycle with the names of…
Château Plaisance ‘Alabets’ 2010 Fronton, France
Marc Pénavaye’s Château Plaisance consists of 30 hectares of vines in the Fronton appellation, near Toulouse in southwest France. This is a varietal Negrette, which is such an interesting red…
Five nice Rhône wines
Some notes on five Rhône wines that I selected for last week’s Côtes du Rhône wines Google hangout. It was fun trying these with fellow bloggers, and – remarkably –…
Le Clos de la Févrie Muscadet 2013
Normally, I find it hard to get too excited about Muscadet. But I’m beginning to change my mind. On a recent trip to Canada I tried a Melon de Bourgogne…
Andrew Nielsen and Le Grappin, a talented Burgundy micronegoce
Website: http://www.legrappin.com/ Lots of people, it seems, have vinous epiphanies. They drink a special bottle of wine, and suddenly they are converted. Wine is no longer just an alcoholic drink…
A couple from Bordeaux, La Tour Martillac and Petit Village
Bordeaux is the world’s most famous wine region. But it’s one that is losing the hearts of many of the new generation of wine nuts. They’re alienated by the prices,…