The best Gourmet Provence tour available…a collaboration between La Madelene and fanatical foodies Kevan and Jennifer of Leaf Travel…available W/C 15th/22nd/29th November 2010. Wine, Olive oil, Goats cheese, Truffles….a complete immersion in 3 days + dining in the finest restaurants of the Vaucluse! Gourmet Provence: [...]
The lead story in this month’s Wine Spectator is all about the emerging stardom of Granache and Syrah in the USA. Hot on the heels of the Grenache Symposium , see my blog entry earlier this month, Rhone varietals seem to riding the zeitgeist. In their editorial Wine Spectator’s James Laube comments: ” It wasnt [...]
Thanks (again) to ace film makers Jon and Jess…
I am delighted to announce that the famed Chateauneuf du Pape estate Domaine de la Janesse will become part of our network this year. This large estate producing nearly 250,000 bottles annually ( though only a small part of this is CDP) has risen through the ranks over the last 20 years to the very [...]
Thanks to the indefatigable Walter McKinley our “coin” as the French would say will host the first International conference ever to focus exclusively on that great unsung hero of varietals: our very own Grenache or Garnacha. It takes place at Crestet our neighbouring village over the weekend 4th-6th June . The objective is to provide [...]
To Beaumes de Venise for a rendezvous with the Bouletin family, very lovely people making wonderful wines…not particularly well known outside the area.. but on the strength of my tasting deserve to be. Jerome and Fabienne Bouletin’s 30ha estate is unusual in that it comprises Vacqueyras, dessert Muscat and from the 2009 vintage Cru level [...]
To the village hall at Lafare in the Dentelles for a tasting of the 2009 Beaumes de Venise vintage as a guest of Camille Nosworthy from Saint Amant. And on a Monday morning too …I always have that delicious sensation of “bunking off” on such [...]
On a beautiful crisp morning I took myself off to meet Damian Vache at renowned Vacqueyras producer La Monardière. This is a Domaine that has risen to the highest ranks of the aoc in a remarkably short time…though wine has been made on this 20h [...]
That tireless Rhone taster and author John Livingstone-Learmouth selects his best value Rhone wines in the February issue of Decanter ( www.decanter.com) Magazine. Pleasingly our tastes coincide: amongst the 10 wines that he highlights 8 are from the Southern Rhone and these include some of our absolute favorites, regulars on the dinner table here at [...]
At least that’s according to our neighbouring farmer…we certainly have a white out here in Malaucene…as the old lady who I passed en route to the village today said:”c’est jolie mais ce n’est pas practique”…too right madame, we have had a 40 hour power cut meaning no central heating or hot water since friday morning, [...]
With snow all around us and a temperature of -3 degrees, our Christmas party on saturday night kick started the holiday season….around 40 friends gathered in La Madelene’s chapel to eat, drink and boogie…..amongst our many guests were the vignerons Philippe Gimel of Saint Jean de Barroux, the Gely’s of Champ Long, Vincent Rochet of [...]
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Thanks due to ace film makers Jon and James…
I had become aware of the mysterious Philippe Gimel owner of the Ventoux winery Saint Jean du Barroux via some Danish guests who spoke highly of his efforts. As our season had slowed down I finaly found the time to seek the man out, hear his story, and taste his wine. And what a truly [...]
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