Wines made from Maréchal Foch grapes - Page 3

St Hilaire is the patron saint of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, the pretty Champagne village which is famous for scoring 99 on the Echelle des Crus. (This classification of Champagne vineyards was developed in the mid-20th century as a means of setting the price of grapes grown through the villages of the Champagne wine region.) Prime territory That the village missed out on grand cru status by one point is generally agreed to be an injustice – all the more so as it is home not only to the superlative Clos de ...

Amid the devastation and turmoil since Russia’s invasion on 24 February, Beykush winery on southern Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast has been among those attempting to continue operations as much as possible. Last week, Beykush began transporting thousands of wines to western Ukraine in order to protect them for possible export to other markets, winery director Svetlana Tsybak told Decanter. ‘Yesterday we sent three palettes, about 1,200 bottles, and today the same quantity,’ she said. She also s ...

Food and drink writers, and members of the press, gathered in London last night for the first in-person ceremony for the André Simon Awards since 2019. Chair Nick Lander explained that books were judged against four criteria: they needed to contain a large amount of original research; be of educational value; be a pleasure to read; and be well produced. Drink Award winner The Drink Award went to historian Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre for Imperial Wine: How the British Empire Made Wine’s New World (av ...