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DOMAINE PEYRE ROSE

Marlène Soria’s directions were very precise. You take the dirt track by the fire station in St. Pargoire, and follow the telephone wires. ...

We nearly had a domestic crisis here on Monday morning as we realised that we were down to the last bottle of our favourite local white, Pic...

Last Sunday was the annual open cellar day at Domaine Ollier-Taillefer in the pretty little village of Fos. It is always an animated occasi...

I spent most of last Saturday at the annual wine fair in Aniane. It is held in the old Chapelle des Pénitents in the old part of the town, ...

I had tasted a couple of Jean-François Coutelou’s wines in London chez Roberson’s and liked them enough to plan a cellar visit. Little did ...

When a bottling line gets mentioned on a press trip, I tend to take a rather jaundiced view – been there; seen that, umpteen times before. ...

Our local caviste observed recently that new estates are spawning like mushrooms around here, and how right he is. They seem almost impossi...

I do like wine in magnums – to my mind a magnum is serious declaration of intent to enjoy the evening. It simply adds to the conviviality. ...

This is always a great opportunity to catch up with some old favourites, and discover some new wine growers. Domaine Clamouse – Jacques Cla...

There were some interesting statistics and comparisons in our local paper, the Midi Libre, yesterday morning, which I thought I would share ...

It is always exciting to visit a new estate at the beginning of its story, so I was keen to accept an invitation from our friend, Arnaud Dev...

I spent a happy afternoon in the Minervois last week with Anne Gros. Normally you would associate the name Gros with Vosne Romanée – there ...