Le Château de Beaucastel cultive la perfection
Winegrower | Côtes-du-Rhône
... family now produces wines made with the traditional Rhone Valley varieties. Some of them proudly bear the ‘Esprit de Beaucastel’ label, showing the great care given to their elaboration.
A sommelier and a chef at Château de Beaucastel
This attention to detail is found at every stage at the wine estate in Provence. This is why a sommelier is responsible for visits to the property. Fabrice Langlois trained at Tain l’Hermitage and worked in restaurants owned by Guy Savoy, Michel Chabran and Jean-Marc Banzo before working for three years in the USA. Then, by a chance meeting, the opportunity to join the team at Château de Beaucastel presented itself. Since ...
Lire l'article
|
Château d’Esclans proves its true value
Winegrower | Provence
...
Winegrower Provence
Château d’Esclans proves its true value
Another eminent figure, Sacha Lichine, is currently restoring the former glory of an estate that has remained in a state of slumber for many years.
Wine is a family affair for the Lichines
Sacha , son of Alexis Lichine , formerly the owner of ...
Lire l'article
|
The House Arnoux focuses on export
Winegrower | Côtes du Rhône
... viticole
That day harvest was at its peak. Marc Arnoux, the oenologist of the family, was closely supervising the arrival of the grapes, joined a team of grape pickers and also took the time to enjoy the light of the sunset over the Dentelles de Montmirail and beyond over the Mont Ventoux, the famous giant of the Provence.
For his part Jean-François, his younger brother in charge of the marketing, was drawing the last lessons from the domain's participation in Vinexpo Hong Kong. An important step: “We initiated good contacts but I am conscious it is a matter of patience. The investment made for this occasion will born fruit within three to four years...” The development ...
Lire l'article
|
The Tardieu-Laurent house
Winegrower | Vallée du Rhône
...
Portrait of a winegrower Vallée du Rhône
Nestled in the Provence were Michel Tardieu was born and that he cherished, the Tardieu-Laurent house is now the entire property of the family Tardieu – Michèle, Michel, Camille and Bastien. In buying all the shares, they also took over the name "Tardieu-Laurent". Today, Michel Tardieu is the only to be in charge of the trade.
Very knowledgeable about his dear ...
Lire l'article
|
Organic dynamics
Spotlight | Paris
... enabled an objective overview of the quick increase of ORGANIC, the current situation and the evolution outlook.
Production
Today France has 39,000 ha producing organic wines against 28,000 ha in 2008, i.e. an increase of 39%. 3 regions cover 2/3 of the surface area of certified vines: Languedoc-Roussillon (12,661 ha, +52% in 1 year), Provence-Côte d’Azur (8,981 ha, +35% in 1 year) and Aquitaine (5,463 ha, + 45 % in 1 year). France is the good pupil on the world scene placing itself second just behind Italy.
Consumption
Between 2008 and 2009, the organic wine turnover increased of 65%. From a production of 1.4 M hl, France exports 92,468 hl: 26% to Germany, 13% to USA, ...
Lire l'article
|
Contest of the Best Mountain Sommelier
Spotlight | Val d’Isère
... enough if it is never proposed. The sommelier holds in his hands the future of a vineyard”.
In an igloo, in front of the participants of the Trophy who arrived by helicopter, the owner of Château Pape Clément unveiled his new gold nugget: the Clos du Muraires, 10 hectares in the Côtes-de- Provence, vinified for the first time in 2010. He has also bought Château Lagueranne, a 15-hectare vineyard which first harvest will be in 2011. “I already had rosés in Languedoc, in Bordeaux, but not the king of rosés: Provence” the wine composer says.
...
Lire l'article
|
Rosés of Provence, a leader strategy and a 2010 vintage to be discovered!
The sun in Paris | Paris
...
The sun in Paris Paris
Rosés of Provence, a leader strategy and a 2010 vintage to be discovered!
The Rosé of Provence has borne its colors in the Marais, in Paris, on last March 24th during the press conference followed by a tasting of the 2010 Vintage of the Côtes de Lire l'article
|
Millésime Bio exhibition: on the road to success
Wine Exhibition | Narbonne
... from Italy and Spain. Only enlightened
amateurs and those with an inquiring mind could foresee that this type
of event had a future.
With
almost 5 300 hectares of organic vineyards at a total of 359 estates in
2006, the Languedoc-Roussillon region is leader in this field, ahead of
Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur. One can easily imagine that the success
of such an event was quite accessible. But it required impetus to find
a concept that would enable the size of the exhibition to increase,
such as the participation of winegrowers, as well as “boosting” visitor
attendance. After Narbonne, the ...
Lire l'article
|
Le Champagne Louis Roederer mécène de la BNF
Mécènat | Paris
... Rouzaud. Besides the production of Louis Roederer Champagne and the world-renowned Cristal Champagne, Louis Roederer also owns Deutz Champagne, Châteaux Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (a Pauillac Great classified Growth) and Bernadotte, Châteaux Haut-Beauséjour and Pez (Saint-Estèphe), Domaines d’Ott in Provence, Delas Frères in the Rhône Valley, Roederer Estate and Schaffenberger in California and Domain Adriano Ramos-Pinto in Portugal.
Carl de Keyzer’s ‘TRINITY’ Exhibition, photographs 1991 – 2007, will be held from January 29th until April 13th 2008 at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
...
Lire l'article
|
French cooking and porto wine
Spotlight | Paris
... was organized with the support of the brands
Andresen, Taylors, Sandeman, Ferreira, Cruz, Rozès, Niepoort, Noval,
Croft, Ramos Pinto and Grahams.
The teachers of the hotel and catering schools and their students who came from all over France, presented 12 original pairings of Porto wines and regional specialities from Provence, North Pas-de-Calais, the Loire, the Centre region with a melting Pithiviers and a Porto Andres White Special Reserve, from Aquitaine with Wood Pigeon Salmi and Porto Rozès, from Alsace with Munster and Porto Imperial Sandeman Reserve Tawny, from Rhone-Alps, Auvergne, and Lorraine.
...
Lire l'article
|
|