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Although a rather small Languedoc village, Aniane has a world-wide reputation as the home of Mas de Daumas-Gassac where owner Aimé Guibert challenged the traditional winse bureaucracy by making top quality wines outside the very restrictive Appellattion Controllée system – and then the locals saw off an attempt by a large multinational to buy up ………Continue reading Wine Festival in Aniane, Herault Jancis Robinson in the Financial Times (12 May 08) talks about the growing number of Brits who have followed their dream and bought a vineyard in France. It is hardly surprising then that a substantial proportion of the hundreds of thousands of Brits who own French property have been tempted by the apparently bucolic life ………Continue reading British Winemakers turned French Vignerons Late November/early December the Vignerons Independants (independent winemakers) hold a series of public wine fairs,(see Wine Maker Fairs) most notably in Lyon, Reims, Lille and Paris where you can taste a seemingly mind- and tongue-boggling array of wines from all over France. The exhibitors are mainly small independent winemakers (no co-operatives, negociants or multi-nationals) who ………Continue reading Highlights of the Lille and Paris Wine Fairs 2007 Chateau Ricardelle produces an excellent range of Coteaux du Languedoc AC la Clape and Vins de Pays d’Oc wines and has some rather classy self-catering accomodation on the vineyard at la Clape between Narbonne (11 Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon) and the Mediterranean coast. see map Situated amongst the Languedoc vineyards (and owned by a talented wine maker) Les Montels is a self-contained house with its own pool near the village of Roujan (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon – see map). In total tranquility about 2km from the village, the villa has panoramic views over the countryside – this is a large stone-built ………Continue reading Les Montels, Raujan nr Pezenas Situated amongst the Languedoc vineyards (and owned by a talented wine maker) Les Montels is a self-contained house with its own pool near the village of Roujan (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon – see map). In total tranquility about 2km from the village, the villa has panoramic views over the countryside – this is a large stone-built ………Continue reading Villa surrounded by vines in the Languedoc Looking at a map you would not normally assume that the area around Chateau Ricardelle, between Narbonne (11 Aude, Languedoc) and the Mediterranean would be suitable for fine wine production – along the coast the soils get sandier, it tends to be flat and the salt-laden winds off the sea can seriously damage the ………Continue reading Chateau Ricardelle wines from la Clape The Aniane Wine Festival (34 Herault, Languedoc) (Salon des Vins d’Aniane en coeur du Languedoc) in the heart of the Languedoc takes place 22-23 July 2006. Aniane is best known for two things – the home of Mas de Daumas Gassac (Aimé Guibert), and for a famous battle to keep out the US multinational ………Continue reading Aniane Wine Festival – Languedoc Languedoc Wine tasting from Pic Wines on 1 March 2006 in London ………Continue reading Pic Wines – London Tasting – 1 Mar 06 In Pezenas they make a Mincemeat pie which contains sweetened minced meat! ………Continue reading Making Mincemeat of the French! |
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