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Roussillon at the Maison du Languedoc

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There was a large tasting of the wines of Roussillon at the Maison du Languedoc earlier this autumn.  I was dashing off to Chablis the next ...

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A Languedoc dinner

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Friends for dinner last night provided the occasion to see how just well the Languedoc ages.   But first a refreshing Picpoul de Pinet from...

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Organics, Biodynamics and Vins Natures at the Maison du Languedoc

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A day of tasting organic wines at the Maison du Languedoc.  This is now an annual event, with fifteen producers exhibiting their wines.   So...

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HIghlights at the Salon des Vignerons Independants in Paris

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This is a great wine fair covering the whole of France, with around a thousand wine growers, all under one roof at the Porte de Versailles, ...

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A deviation to Turkey

A deviation to Turkey

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I’ve just returned from a wonderful week in Turkey.  The purpose of my trip was the European Wine Bloggers’ Conference, the EWBC for short, ...

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The Outsiders' Tasting

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The Outsiders are a group of ten wine growers from Languedoc-Roussillon, who were not born and bred in the region.  Their origins are as var...

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Domaine Binet-Jacquet

Domaine Binet-Jacquet

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I had met Pierre Jacquet at an event for Faugères’ 30 th birthday party, and wanted to follow up the suggestion of a cellar visit before the...

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