The wine region of is located in the region of Loire Valley of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Haut Fresne or the Domaine du Haut Fresne produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of are Pinot gris et Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of , producing 3 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
The wines of go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
When I have some time to myself in the southern Rhône, my favourite place to relax is the peaceful village of Gigondas. I had even more reason to visit this June, as the growers’ syndicate was celebrating the 50th anniversary of the appellation. Over a meal at Domaine du Clos des Tourelles, we had the opportunity to taste wines spanning five decades, including a remarkable 1971 that was still very much alive and kicking. Gigondas has long been recognised as an exceptional site for winemaking, bu ...
My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...
Following a recent modification of EU rules, member states are now allowed to employ resistant varieties in the production of wines with protected denominations of origin (PDO). The decision, published last week in the Official Journal of the European Union, is part of a wider revision of previous regulations that established common quality schemes, organisation of the market, definitions, descriptions, presentations, and labelling of European agricultural products and foodstuffs. Before the ann ...
