by Kermit Lynch During my recent visit to the Chinon/Bourgueil region for tastings, I couldn’t help thinking of my readers and clients, and how much you might enjoy the same trip, but as a vacation. You will discover a special charm and dynamic. There is a lot of great old stuff to see—the plentiful historic […]
The October Newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… FOUR DECADES OF CATHERINE & PIERRE BRETON > by Dixon Brooke © Catherine & Pierre Breton The Bretons are quite a couple. Let’s start with the fact that their last name, Breton, is literally a synonym for the […]
by Sarah Hernan Since the 2014 harvest is complete in France and Italy, you may have read reports from the different producers giving their first impressions about the new vintage. Yet we rarely consider what harvest is like from a grape picker’s point of view. Harvest 2014 at Domaine du Salvard, Loire As wine tourism […]
The April newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… SOUTHERN Class by Clark Z. Terry 2012 Châteauneuf–du–Pape Blanc Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe In February we featured the pre-arrival of the 2012 Vieux Télégraphe Rouge, but now it is time to cast the spotlight on their Blanc, sourced […]
The August newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… SOUTHERN FOR THE SUMMER by Chris Santini 2012 VIN DE FRANCE GRIS IMPÉRIAL ROSÉ COMTE ABBATUCCI In August on Corsica, the only people out and about under the crushing heat of the sun in the afternoons are the […]
In early October, Loire Valley vigneron Pierre Breton, of Domaine Catherine et Pierre Breton, sent out daily emails updating us on how harvest was going. He included a couple photos and a few words about what they did each day. I started anticipating his daily missive and thought it would be great to share with […]
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