DUBOEUF ON SALE
byNew World regions use technology and winemaking tricks to create easy-drinking, light red wines, but for centuries the Beaujolais region has been doing it…
France
Spice up your weekend
byRICH RED – think exotic/spicy It’s no surprise that this Catalan corner of France produces wines with a very gulpable, Spanish feeling. Rich, but…
French Classic Bistro Red
byRUSTIC RED – classic bistro Bellevue delivers a firm, workingman’s handshake. Dusty dry, rustic and delightfully old-fashioned – forget fruitiness, this tastes of the…
Sunday Supper Red
byLIGHT RED – Sunday supper Grange Cochard is the most earthy Beaujolais I’ve tasted in ages. Bone dry, mouth puckering, and with energy to…
On the Rhone Again!
byThis is rich, spicy, herbaceous and nourishing. As good as red wine needs to be, and as expensive as red wines should ever be….
…and now, the Bombshell
byIn sharp contrast to the previous post (Chapoutier’s ‘Bila-Haut’), this Viognier likes to put on an exotic flavor show, so look out. It’s the…
Meet Madame Elegant!
byMais oui! From the south of France, as you would expect. Chapoutier’s wine has the slim, black dress character that we associate with French…
CLASSIC BISTRO REDS
byRegular readers will know that I consider Cotes du Rhone to be the Holy Grail of red wine. The flavours and weight have a…
EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR FANS OF SPARKLING
byHow can someone deliver a very Champagneish wine at a workingman’s price? Louis Bouillot is a ‘traditional method’ sparkling producer in Burgundy (established business…