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Dégustation du Grand Cercle au Château La Dauphine. Our files

A 2023 vintage without a predefined recipe

We experienced a very humid end to spring, leading Benjamin Massié of Derenoncourt Consultants to describe it as an "ultra-trail" vintage, both for organic and conventional wines, with fairly similar treatment rhythms. In this vintage of aesthetes, one often distinguishes the actors and actresses who respected the material, both in extraction and aging. The balances, quite fragile overall, will require delicate handling. Like 2014 or 2016, 2023 presents itself as a sponge for terroir. Once again, we can confidently call it a winemaker's vintage! In essence, it's a vintage that required... Read more

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A reconciliation Malbec

The exhaustive tasting (over 100 cuvées!) held at Villa Malbec (Cahors) first invited us to delve into wines from terraces or alluvial zones. A second day was dedicated to the production from the...

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At the dawn of flourishing renown

While Reims and Épernay are the first cities that come to mind when discussing the Champagne region, the department of Aube holds its own, notably thanks to its historic city: Troyes, and its...

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Veuve Clicquot

Veuve Clicquot has one of the largest collections of reserve wines in Champagne, consisting of 400 to 500 wines, some of which are over 30 years old. They are stored by terroir and grape variety,...

Breakaways in the vineyards

Travel journal, by Stéphane Derenoncourt

Clos Stegasta, Tinos The beauty of a wine production site is often not unrelated to the aesthetics of the wine produced. The place inspires. It leads you to understand, through the nature of the...

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Interview with Greg Lambrecht, creator of Coravin

Tell us about your career before creating Coravin? I was running two medical companies at the time before creating it. I developed new medical therapies. The first one was for chemotherapy delivery...

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Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris

This year, the event asserted itself not only as an essential business hub but also as an influential platform, strengthening its predominant role in global business and political spheres.   With...

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