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Did you know that ten bottles of Rhone Valley wines are consumed every second? Recently, Rhone Valley Vineyards‘ winemakers visited Vancouver to remind us that they are more than just Syrah and GSM blends. They also produce white wines, rose wines, and sparkling wines. I attended a lively presentation from five Rhone winemakers to cover their wines plus remind us…
Andrew Jefford is an English journalist, radio presenter, poet, magazine editor, a wine writer for Decanter magazine and much more. He lives near Montpellier in France. Why am I telling you this? Andrew lead our French Terroir Talk during this seminar at the Vancouver International Wine Festival. If there was anyone with the background knowledge of wine and experience of…
One of the things that the Vancouver International Wine Festival is known for is winemaker dinners. One upcoming winemaker dinner I think will be exceptionally good. It will be a pairing of the Rhone Valley’s wines by Jean-Luc Colombo with dishes by Provence Marinaside. There is a surprising, long relationship between the owner of Provence Marinaside and Jean-Luc Colombo. I…
In Part 1 of my Tasting at M. Chapoutier, I introduced you to the winery and my view standing on the Hermitage hill overlooking other surround appellations. It was an excellent tour of the Hermitage vineyard, followed by an extensive tasting of their wines. In Part 1, I gave you my tasting notes about Chapoutier’s Tradition level of wines. And…
One of my overall favourite wineries in the world is M. Chapoutier. Like Domaine Huet, that I wrote about earlier, M. Chapoutier, is also a biodynamic winery. I arrived at the winery around 10:30am. Already hot and sunny in the Rhone Valley. I was met by Mr. Samuel “Sam” Boissy. To better understand the wines I would soon be tasting,…
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