Domaine Gayda, Brugairolles

Domaine Gayda, Brugairolles

This is a post in the Spotlight on: Languedoc-Roussillon series Domaine Gayda is very well known in the UK. At least I've tried various vintages on...

Chateau Pennautier, Pennautier

Château de Pennautier, Pennautier

This is a post in the Spotlight on: Languedoc-Roussillon series As with many grand houses that began in the Middle Ages, building of the house ...

Monbazillac castle, Bergerac

Spotlight on: Bergerac

With the success of the, still on-going, Spotlight on: Languedoc-Roussillon series, I thought I would expand that into some of the other wine regi...

Château Mourgues du Grès, Beaucaire

Château Mourgues du Grès, Beaucaire...

This is a post in the Spotlight on: Languedoc-Roussillon series If you've ever ridden a train from Nîmes to Beaucaire, the chances are the vine...

Musings

Purple grapes

What terroir? Finding authenticity in wine

December 30 no comments

Terroir. It's that French word that's regularly brandished left and right by wine folk when they want to talk about a wine's sense of...

Food matching

Luiz Hara, London Foodie Japanese Supperclub with Bordeaux Wine

Japanese food, French wines: an evening with Luiz Hara and Bordeaux wines

September 9 1 comment

  French wine and Japanese food, why wouldn’t you? After all, there are some surprising similari...

Other Drinks

louge_wellesley

Louis XIII and cigars

December 19 1 comment

As far as cognac goes, Louis XIII de Rémy Martin is pretty iconic. I'm not just saying that because they retail to the tune of £2,000...