Tagged with "natural wines"
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What are we drinking this week? Alexandre Bain Les Grandes Hates 2014
Alexandre Bain’s Les Grandes Hates 2014 was tasting just delicious last night. A hugely expressive nose full of white fleshed fruits and flowers followed by a delicious richness on the palate.
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Petillants Naturels
An article this morning that I reposted made me think that I would write a few words of my own about the growing number of ‘natural’ sparkling wines on the market today
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Pithon-Paillé
2016 turned out to be a very tricky year for them with miniscule yeilds of around 6hl/ha.
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Loire Wine Tour, Ecolodge & Spa
New for 2017 we have teamed up with Ecolodges de Loire & Spa to offer you a short stay in the heart of the beautiful Anjou countryside after a day of Loire Wine Discovery
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Drinking outside the box – away from the Loire for once
Appreciate natural wines for what they truly are and accept that they are quirky, different, unique. That’s the point.
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Natural Wines – a few thoughts
There is no legal definition of ‘natural’ – so confusing for the poor consumer trying to get to grips with all the many approaches to growing vines and making wine.
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Olivier Cousin – judgement day
Tomorrow is judgement day for Olivier Cousin who has been taken to court for incorrectly labelling one of his wines ‘Anjou’.
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La Dive Bouteille 2014
If you’re in the region and interested in wines with a natural leaning then head off down to Saumur this weekend where the annual La Dive Bouteille tasting is taking place.