Viognier, the grape responsible for all Condrieu, is a taxing one to cultivate successfully. Yields are invariably very low and need to be in order to deliver good concentration – I have certainly tried my fair share of diffuse, dilute Condrieu over...
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Domaine Giraud only began bottling their own wines in 1998, previously selling all of their fruit to négociants. It was a brave to break with tradition and craft their own wines, but they were shrewd enough to engage the services of renowned...
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As you will have noted, we were out in the region at the end of last year and we were pleased to publish our Vintage Report in mid-December. The majority of trade tastings take place this week and it is on the back of these events that most wine...
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We fully concur with the previous winner of the Sommelier du Monde, Andreas Larsson when he maintains that De Sousa's ‘ single-minded strive for quality comes through very clearly in all their range.’ Peter Liem, who lives in Champagne and...
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Atlas founder Andrew Caslin has a long history and high standing in the Italian wine world, considerably predating Atlas. The last decade, he says, has seen significant investment in Tuscany, where the climate is reliable and there is an openness to...
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While brothers Denis and Jean-Louis Vacheron are still very much involved, the running of the Domaine Vacheron in Sancerre now sits with their sons, cousins Jean-Dominique and Jean-Laurent. The cousins joined the family business in 1993 and...
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