The flavor of rose petal in wine of Paphos

Some Cornas estates, like Domaine Clape, feel as ancient and unchanging as the granite hills themselves. Others, like Domaine Alain Voge, go through periods of flux. When this is due to vineyards being ripped out, bought or sold, then the whole profile of an estate can be altered. That’s not the case at Voge. Instead, it’s due to the coming and going of people and the unavoidable change that entails. I visited Lionel Fraisse, the current managing director at Domaine Alain Voge, to taste a select ...

Starting with the 2021 vintage, non-late harvest Alsace Riesling must be ‘dry’, as defined by EU regulations, according to a proposed decree agreed by a two-thirds majority of the Alsace Winegrowers’ Association (AVA). Winemakers backed the plan at a vote in Colmar last week, although it requires approval from France’s appellation body, INAO. The move comes in addition to the introduction of a standardised way of communicating sweetness levels on Alsace AOC still wines. As per EU rul ...

For the first time, the Decanter Wine Club is allowing non-members to snap up a box of their holiday wines, while stocks last. {"content":"PC9wPgo8cCBzdHlsZT0idGV4dC1hbGlnbjogY2VudGVyOyI+PHNwYW4gc3R5bGU9ImZvbnQtd2VpZ2h0OiA0MDA7Ij5JZiB5b3Uga25vdyBzb21lb25lIHdobyB3b3VsZCBsb3ZlIGEgc2VsZWN0aW9uIG9mIHRvcC1zY29yaW5nIHdpbmVzLCBhcyBzY29yZWQgYnkgRGVjYW50ZXJzIGV4cGVydCBqdWRnaW5nIHBhbmVsLCB0aGVuIG5vdyBpcyB5b3VyIGNoYW5jZSB0byBzcG9pbCB0aGVtLCBpdCYjODIxNztzIHRoZSBnaWZ0IHRoYXQga2VlcHMgb24gZ2l2aW ...