Dispelling myths, weaving the stories of some of Champagnes greatest growers and informing us on the reality of the great Champagne region are just some of the things you will find in this book by Robert Walters. I would have to say it is one of the most fascinating and entertaining wine books I haveContinue reading “Bursting Bubbles – a wine book review”
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Sorrenberg
A 2.5 hectare vineyard owned by Barry and Jan Morey on the outskirts on Beechworth, Victoria, Australia. The vineyard is surrounded by forest on 2 sides and a stoney creek runs across the back boundary. They selected this particular area for viticulture due to the cool climate and granite soils. The undulating site provides goodContinue reading “Sorrenberg”
Domaine Peyre Rose
From Langudoc in France, using the appellation Coteaux du Langudoc. Former real estate agent, Marlene Soria stumbled across the property while sowing it to a client in the 1980s. Marlene decided to buy it herself and move there to retire and escape the world. The domaine is on the slopes of Saint-Paroire between Beizers andContinue reading “Domaine Peyre Rose”
Rafael Palacios
Coming from a well known and famous wine making family in Rioja, Spain, Rafael set out on his own in 2004 and hasn’t looked back since. He is now producing some of the best old-world wine from a warm climate in Val do Bibei, a sub-region of Valdeorras in Galica. Boarding Ribera Sacra, the ValContinue reading “Rafael Palacios”
All about Jura
Situated between Burgundy and Switzerland, lies one of France’s smallest wine regions – Jura. With a continental climate, hot summers and cool winters, its gets more rain than Burgundy. Nowadays, Jura has about 20,000ha under vine but it would have been 10 times that size pre-phylloxera. The soil is limestone with overlays of different typesContinue reading “All about Jura”
J. Lassalle
Une femme, un espirt, un style – One woman, one spirit, one style. The tradition of J. Lassalle. This family owned Grower champagne house was started in 1942 by Jules Lassalle in the village of Chigny-Les-Roses on the Montage de Reims. He became known as a master of his craft and he established a hisContinue reading “J. Lassalle”
Dard et Ribo
Jean-Rene Dard and Francois Ribo, both locals of Tain L’Hermitage, met at Lycee Viticole de Beaune (a wine school in burgundy). They started working together in 1980 and started their estate in 1983. Starting out, they only had about 1ha of vines from Dard’s father in Saint Joseph, but over the years have acquired moreContinue reading “Dard et Ribo”
Alice et Oliver DeMoor
Alice grew up in the Jura and Oliver in Courgis, a small town southwest of Chablis. Both graduated from Dijon Enological school, where they met, and wanted to take a different approach to their vines and wines compared to what most other producers were doing in Chablis. After working together in a large Chablis estateContinue reading “Alice et Oliver DeMoor”
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