The Vacqueyras appellation was sanctioned in 1990, but it still needs champions. Step forward Henri Bungener of Clos de Caveau. He chose his estate amid woodland below the Dentelles de Montmirail because it was isolated and thus perfect for organic c...
Impeccably organic, an impressive alliance of lush, cassis-rich Cabernet and gamey, generous Syrah. Domaine Richeaume lies at the foot of Provence's Sainte-Victoire mountain. The winery itself was built on the vestiges of a Roman Villa by organic...
From a small but exclusive and ancient vineyard area of France close by the Spanish border at the eastern end of her Mediteranean coast.Complex, concentrated, old fashioned Grenache. Elegant and satisfying.
Care is produced by the Bodegas Anadas a new outfit set up in 2000 to develop the finest wines of the Carinena region. Within a very short time they purchased a hundred hectares of the best vineyard land and planted a mix of Spanish and classic europ...
This diminutive property of 1.8 hectares is planted with 100% Syrah and farmed along the principles of lutte raisonnée. The domaine has been in the family for four generations and the majority of methods Gilbert Serrette employs very much foll...
In the backwaters of Rioja, Telmo Rodriguez is seen as revolutionary. Sprung from his family's Remelluri estate, he trained in Bordeaux, became a consultant and now creates some of the most hedonistic wines all over Spain, relentlessly seeking ou...
There's nothing lean, mean or green about the Loire Cabernet Francs of Frédéric Mabileau. As wife Nathalie (mother of two dimpled boys) says "He knows how to make chubby babies. " Frédéric lovingly tends his ...
A rich, spicy mouthful of black fruits and herbs, with a fine, toasty edge. Burgundian Gold medal-winning winemaker Samuel Berger is the genius behind advertising mogul John Hegarty's Carcassonne estate, a state-of-the-art, environmentally- frien...
A sufficiently wet winter to replenish the water table. A mild spring enabled the budding period in the vineyard to take place in a homogeneous way. Flowering was spread over a warm, windy period from May 12th to the end of the month. Some flower ab...