Highlights: two ambitious Viogniers, from Yalumba and Laurent Miquel
Viognier is a really interesting grape variety, and these are two ambitious examples from producers who have focused quite strongly
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Languedoc
Highlights: Gérard Bertrand Villa Soleilla 2021, taking orange wine to new heights
Gérard Bertrand Villa Soleilla 2021 France14% alcohol. Villa Soleilla is probably the world’s most expensive orange wine. It’s made from
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Maxime Magnon, making stunning natural wines in the Corbières, Languedoc
The wines of Maxime Magnon, natural wine star of Corbières Corbières is a beautiful wine region in the Languedoc, with
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Wise Wolf, adding value to Languedoc wines through innovative packaging and green credentials
How can you add value to inexpensive Languedoc varietal wines? Accolade’s Banrock Station has brand crept to the South of
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Clos du Temple, Gérard Bertrand’s ambitious rosé project in Cabrières, Languedoc
Website: https://en.gerard-bertrand.com/collections/clos-du-temple Back in 2016 Gerard Bertrand purchased a beautiful estate in the rolling hills of the Haut Cabrières, and
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Michel Chapoutier, begetter of biological life, advocate of love and latent English vigneron presents his Sélections Parcellaires en primeur 2021 to a salivating crowd
Chapoutier talks of granite, lovemaking, Jefferson, sentient plants, vines on the Scilly Isles and the strength of life over death.
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Three interesting Pays d’Oc wines: Nielluccio, Roussanne/Viognier and a Syrah-led red blend
The Languedoc is an interesting place to grow wine grapes, with lots of great terroirs and also a climate conducive
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Picpoul de Pinet: a Languedoc success story taking a step forward with new ‘Patience’ wines
AOP Picpoul de Pinet is the only white wine appellation in the Languedoc, and it’s on a roll right now.
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Tasting the top Gérard Bertrand wines at the harvest festival
The centre point of the Harvest Festival 2021 at Gérard Bertrand was a tasting through the high-end estate wines, which
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