Châteauneuf-du-Pape is essentially, before all, a village in South East France, in Southern Rhone valley between the towns of Orange and Avignon. Of course, Châteauneuf-du-Pape is famous for its powerful, rich and full-bodied red wines made from the 3 classic southern Rhône grapes: Grenache, Syrah...
Founded in 2004 by Robert Dougan and Karine Ahton La Pèira en Damaisèla is a wine estate and a winery located in the Terrasses du Larzac appellation of Languedoc in the South of France. Within just a few years with the support of founder Rob...
On October 8th, 2018, the vignerons of the appellation Grés de Montpellier de Montpellier organized a tasting event in order to select the 10 ‘best wines’ of the 2016 vintage to represent, highlight and showcase the qualities of the wine production in the area. I...
Here’s how Katie Jones, British expat (originally from Leicestershire) winemaker and owner of the Domaine Jones in the border area between Languedoc and Roussillon explains her work and what her wine estate and winery is about: “Although it sometimes feels like yesterday, it was actually...
Score: 89/100 points Score 89/100 This Reb’L Côtes du Roussillon Rosé wine by Domaine Rety in the South of France, is made from a blend of 90% Grenache with 10% Syrah grapes grown using biodynamic viticulture and picked by traditional hand picking into small crates....
Wine Reviews of 2015 and 2016 Ciry Cattaneo Les Hirondelles Minervois, organic reds from Languedoc, France Les Hirondelles is the high-end cuvée made by young winemaker David Ciry, a newly established organic vigneron in the Languedoc wine region of Southern France. Trained in Champagne and Bordeaux,...
Mas Llossanes is a new wine estate in Roussillon, Southern France, founded in 2016 by Solenn and Dominique Génot. Using organic and biodynamic viticulture, the couple produces wines from vineyards of Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, Chenanson, and Chasan in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains....
Score: 91/100 Points Score 91/100 Domaine Brusset is family estate winery established in 1947 and located in the Southern Rhône valley’s town of Cairanne, France. Founded by André Brusset (1910-1999), the Domaine is run by the third-generation vigneron on the estate (André’s son Daniel,...
Bodegas Muga is a famous family-owned winery located in the historic wine district of Haro in Rioja Alta (the town is also home to such prestigious wineries as La Rioja Alta or the CVNE). Founded relatively recently during the long history of Rioja, in 1932,...
Wine Review of Terra Remota winery ‘Caminante’ Blanco Catalunya DO, white wine from Spain Score: 90/100 Points Score 90/100 Caminante by Catalan winery Terra Remota is an unusual white blend of 61% Garnacha Blanca (grenache blanc), 24% Chardonnay, and 15% Chenin Blanc made under...