"One time in Collioure, our grower had paid a diver to go bring up sea urchins, and they had a whole box of sea urchins. So he stood there and shucked the sea urchins and drank Collioure Blanc." Lyle Railsback on some of the magical moments working for Kermit Lynch
french wine
May 20, 2019"The region has made its fame thanks to Beaujolais Nouveau, and for some years, thanks to the work and experience of the winemakers, the Beaujolais are also long-keeping wine, who only want to showcase themselves and give to consumers pleasure all year round." Thibaut Girin
February 22, 2018"Wafts of tobacco, dried fruit compote, tea leaves; beauty, just ephemeral, fleeting beauty."
December 08, 2017Crozes-Hermitage, the largest wine appellation in the Northern Rhône, and the wines of Domaine Les Bruyeres.
November 09, 2017By doing the opposite of "what he was supposed to do" Pascal Jolivet is creating pure, terroir-driven Loire Valley wines.
September 15, 2017La Terrasses Cèvenoles, a cooperative started in 1951, in the foothills of the southern range of these mountains, where the Mediterranean climate makes for a good growing region, produces a rosé and a red. Both are tank fermented and aged.
February 23, 2017Cheverny, a wine sub-region located in Touraine, Loire Valley, mainly produces dry whites, light reds and rose. It received AOC status in 1993 and has 24 communes in the Loir-et-Cher department spread over 532 hectares.
December 07, 2016Domaine Aurelien Chatagnier and a wonderful yet classic example of elegant Syrah from the Northern Rhône.
August 02, 2016Profiling Alsatian wine producer Bott-Geyl.
July 25, 2016With over 300 days of sunshine each year, the Languedoc is home to an abundance of grape varieties and world-class golf courses.
