Rhône discovery (1) Les Chancel, Ventoux
Website: https://www.leschancel.com/ Pierre Chancel was working for Sanofi, a drug company, in his previous life. At one point he was
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Domaine des Escaravailles, a southern Rhône star
Website: https://www.domaine-escaravailles.com/en/ Escaravilles means bettle in Occitan, hence the scarb beetle on the label. I tasted these wines with Madeline
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Élodie Balme, a new star from the Southern Rhône
Website: https://domaineelodiebalme.com/ Élodie Balme’s story is an increasingly common one in old world wine regions. Her parents had vineyards and
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Domaine Purviti, an exciting new domaine from the southern Rhône
Website: Domaine Purviti This is a new domaine created four years ago by Ingrid Nueil. Previously she was MD of
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Exploring Costières de Nîmes (5) Château Font-Barrièle
Website: https://chateaufontbarriele.fr/ Not all winery visits go as planned. I was on my way to meet with Christian and Caroline
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Exploring Costières de Nîmes (4) Domaine de Poulvarel
Website: https://domainedepoulvarel.com/the-domain-of-poulvarel/ My exploration of the Costières de Nîmes continued in the north of the region, at Domaine de Poulvarel.
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Laudun: the birth of a new cru in the Rhône
Laudun isn’t perhaps the best known of the Rhône’s appellations, but it is currently moving from one of the Côtes
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The jewels of the Northern Rhône: exploring top Côte Rôtie and Condrieu
I fell in love with the wines of the northern Rhône early on in my wine journey. And the gems
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In the vineyards of Côte Rôtie
I took a break from tasting yesterday to wander through the vineyards of Côte Rôtie. I was mainly in Côte
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Highlights: Dard & Ribo Crozes-Hermitage 2020
Dard & Ribo Crozes-Hermitage 2020 Northern Rhône, FranceI can’t remember ever having a bad bottle from Dard & Ribo, the natural
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