French Wines

Domaine du Grapillon d’Or – Merlot – Caladoc 2023

by  |  27-11-2025

This week has seen me visit Naples for the first time. To be honest, it was one city in Italy that was never high on my list given how much negative press has been pouring... more »

Why Collioure-Banyuls left the Roussillon CIVR

by  |  10-06-2025

The Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Roussillon (CIVR) is the body charged with the overall regulation and promotion of the wines from Roussillon in Southern France; a region of 19,000ha of vineyards and over 400... more »

The wines of Collioure-Banyuls 2025

by  |  05-06-2025

For several years now, I’ve been compiling reports on the Roussillon region of Southern France. When tasting through the samples at the CIVR (the local regulatory and promotion body), there was always this brilliant moment... more »

The wines of Roussillon 2025

by  |  03-06-2025

There is nothing that’s static in the wine world. Thankfully this means that something which changed in Roussillon, was the weather. After several years of extreme drought which were exacerbated by the fact you can’t... more »
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Same River Twice, Southern France

by  |  23-05-2025

Shortly after completing the Domaine des Crêts coverage, I was contacted by James Dunstan of Same River Twice to taste what they’re producing in the general Ventoux region of Southern Rhône. After a lengthy wine... more »

Wines of Southern Rhône 2025

by  |  02-05-2025

The wines in this accompanying Tasting Report were tasted as part of the larger events in early March for Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, and Cairanne. They’re being included here as it’s more or less part of the... more »

The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2025

by  |  30-04-2025

This most recent visit to Châteauneuf-du-Pape follows along with those for the reports of Gigondas as well as Cairanne, all taking place in one very intense week in early March of this year. This latest... more »

The wines of Gigondas 2025

by  |  23-04-2025

The appellation of Gigondas has been quite active as of late in terms of changing their bylaws to meet the changes in the wine industry. One of the most visible aspects of this was the... more »

The wines of Cairanne 2025

by  |  21-04-2025

It seems like only a blink ago that I was publishing the first report on the wines of Cairanne. Despite not much time passing, I was quite excited by what I tasted last summer and... more »
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Domaine des Crêts, Mâcon, Burgundy

by  |  20-03-2025

Curiously, when I started to taste the wines of Domaine de Piéblanc in Gigondas last week, I was initially asked if I’d be interested in tasting some wines from Burgundy? Specifically what was being offered... more »