ProWein is a massive wine and spirits fair, held each year in Dusseldorf, Germany. It’s enormous. 6200 exhibitors, and 55 000 trade visitors. I’ve just returned, and these are some…
More great rosé, this time a pair from Château d’Esclans
Following on from my glowing review of the Gassier 946 rosé, here are a couple more Provence examples worthy of serious attention. They are from super-ambitious Château d’Esclans, who make…
Gassier 946: an amazing fine rosé
Rosé is a very exciting category at the moment, and Provence is the world’s premier region for this increasingly popular wine style. Sometimes, though, it is hard to really get…
Pressing under nitrogen, the Inertys system
One of the things I saw in Provence was the way that many of the wineries are projecting the juice by pressing in the absence of oxygen. Pictured above is…
On the road in Provence, some pictures
I’m currently on the road in Provence. It’s a beautiful time of year to be here. Harvest has just begun in many areas; in others it is a week or…
A great lunch with Clos des Goisses, Leoville Barton, Ducru Beaucaillou and others
Occasionally it is good to have a treat. So on Sunday, brother-in-law Beavington and I hatched a plan. He was sans famille, with my father staying. So why not invite…
Video: epic blind rose tasting
The sun was shining yesterday on our family gathering, so it was a great chance to do a blind rose tasting, looking at Provence rose ranging in price from £8…
Time for some Provence rose
So we skipped straight from winter into summer. Here in the UK, spring was a no-show. It got bumped. For the last two days we’ve been enjoying temperatures in the…
Two Provencale roses that I really like
Rose tends to be a functional sort of wine. You enjoy it in the right circumstances, but don’t really feel like writing a long essay on it. And I find…