Images of Côtes du Vivarais
March 25, 2019
Alain Testut, president of AOC Côtes du Vivarais David-Alexandre Gallety, Domaine Gallety Domaine Gallety Rachel and Raphaël Pommier, Domaine de Notre Dame de Cousignac The chapel of Notre Dame de Cousignac Sébastien Etienne, grape grower for UVICA
Beyond Burgundy: The New World finds its way with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
March 21, 2019
From big-fruit ‘varietal wines’ to joyless Burgundy-lite pastiches, the New World has taken a while to get its head around Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. But there is a third way – and it’s working. What does New World Chardonnay taste like? What about classic New World Pinot Noir? It’s a question that was easier to answer in the 1990s, when the ‘international style’ was easy to spot among leaner,…
Images of Lirac, March 2019
March 15, 2019
Eric Pfifferling, Domaine L'Anglore Carbonic maceration lessons with Eric Ermitage de la Sainte Baume Plateau de Vallongue, Lirac Limestone pebbles, Saint-Laurent-Les-Arbres Rodolphe des Pins, Domaine de Montfaucon Bush vines planted in 1870, Domaine de Montfaucon