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RISING STARS IN THE LANGUEDOC

The Maison du Languedoc has taken to arranging an annual tasting of Rising Stars, asking various Languedoc enthusiasts to nominate their own...

Mature old rancio Rivesaltes along with Maury and Banyuls must be amongst the most original wines of the Languedoc, and yet they are so gros...

2011 De Martino Viejas Tinajas Cinsaut, Itata Valley I went to a tasting of some of the Wine Society’s newest offerings last week. They ha...

I’ve always had a soft spot for the island of Corsica, ever since my very first visit, when I left London on a typical grey drizzly February...

Château de l’Engarran is one of the most beautiful of the Languedoc chateaux, situated just outside Montpellier within the cru of St. George...

I first met Gavin Cresfeld when he was the wine maker at la Sauvageonne, a substantial property in the hills above St. Jean de la Blaquière....

The Vinifilles are a group of eighteen energetic, enthusiastic and friendly lady winemakers. I asked Caryl Panman how she came to be a memb...

That was the theme of the tasting that the Maison du Languedoc asked me to present last week, and they got together ten lovely examples. T...

There are some wine merchants who stand out above others. One of them is Richards Walford, set up by Roy Richards and Mark Walford back in ...

Readers of this blog may remember that I have unfortunate experiences with wine at the local airports. Well, it continues. I’ve just been ...

The last in my trio of St. Chinian growers. I first met Yves Falmet at a tasting in London in the Maison du Languedoc and felt that his wi...

This is another of the old estates of St. Chinian. You really can’t miss it as you drive out of St. Chinian towards St. Pons. Since they hav...