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Another amazing wine from Jo Pithon, his Coteau des Treilles 2009. We have a few bottles of a few different vintages in our cellar and it’s a while since we tasted the 2009.

It seems appropriate after my recent update on Jo and Isabelle Pithon’s domaine, to open a bottle of one of Jo’s beautiful sweet wines, Belargus des Treilles.

Jo Pithon, legendary winemaker in Anjou has sold his domaine to Ivan Massonnat after 40 years of dedicating his life to wine.

The appellation Anjou-Villages Brissac was created in 1998 and covers a dozen communes around the market town of Brissac making quality reds for ageing.

French people are very secretive about mushrooms. They don’t let on where you can find them in case you go and pinch them yourselves.

Using up bits and bobs in the fridge to make a really tasty winter lunch. I took half a butternut squash and half an aubergine,

After 5 days of total gluttony in Barcelona, I’m going light and low for a while before the Christmas festivities kick in.

Off-beat to say the least. Jean-François Merieau’s Tu le Boa is an extraordinary wine. In 2000 he made just 1500 bottles from tiny yields (around 20hl/ha) of Sauvignon Blanc.

The biodynamic approach to growing grapes includes burying cows’ horns in the winter and digging them up again in the spring. What’s that all about?

Crème Brulée is a French classic and very easy to make.  You need few ingredients and can make it a couple of days in advance,

We’ve been living in the Loire for 12 years now and this is the first year that we have seen smiles on the faces of growers all over the region.

Not keen on overly formal dining and dining experiences we had no idea what to expect at Disfrutar in Barcelona last week.