I really like this. It’s the latest release from Roussillon producer Le Soula, a partnership between UK wine merchant Richards Walford and celebrated winemaker Gerard Gauby, who discovered this wonderful…
Two high-end southern French reds
The south of France, with its varying appellations, was one of the first wine regions that I fell in love with. I still retain an affection for the likes of…
Domaine of the Bee: a new high-end Roussillon wine
A couple of years ago, Justin Howard-Sneyd, who was then in charge of wine at UK supermarket Waitrose, told me he had bought a small vineyard in the Roussillon, as…
Real time tasting of a natural wine
It’s Friday evening. After a cloudy, cool day we are being treated to a bright, warm-ish summer’s evening, and so I am sitting outside, glass in hand, blogging before I…
Roc des Anges: a serious white from the south of France
A remarkable white wine, made from centenarian Grenache Gris vines, plus a bit of Macabeu and Carignan Blanc, grown in amazing white quartz and black schist soils in the Roussillon….