Crus Bourgeois 2008 list announced
The list of 243 cru bourgeois wines for the 2008 vintage has been announced. After the debacle of the 2003 classification, crus bourgeois is now an annual award of vintage quality based on a blind tasting in the months before bottling. The 2008 vintage is the first to be announced, under this new system.
Crus Bourgeois 2008 – facts and figures
Crus Bourgeois 2008 – facts and figures
Guide to winetasting – part 6
Part six of an eight part guide to wine tasting, written for France magazine. This month is unoaked whites.
Picpoul de Pinet
Picpoul de Pinet is one of those French wine appellations, and grape varieties, once discovered, long-loved.
Guide to winetasting – part 5
Part five of an eight part guide to wine tasting, written for France magazine. This month is medium-bodied reds.
Guide to winetasting – part 4
Part four of an eight part guide to wine tasting, written for France magazine. This month is new oak influenced whites.
The Great Domaines of Burgundy, Remington Norman and Charles Taylor MW
This long-time, must-have reference book for the major properties in Burgundy has been wholly updated. The third edition has drawn on the expertise of Charles Taylor MW, an acknowledged expert on, and merchant of, domaine wines from Burgundy.
Guide to wine tasting – part 3
Part three of an eight part guide to wine tasting, written for France magazine. This month is full-bodied reds.
Guide to wine tasting – part 2
Part two of an eight part guide to wine tasting, written for France magazine. This month is rosés.
Corbières Boutenac
A developing theme in the Languedoc is the creation of a small band of crus appellations, or stand-out regions, which are capable of producing better wines than the generic Languedoc appellations. Corbières-Boutenac achieved cru status in 2005.
