Leon Stolarski Wines is a specialist wine importer, with a growing list of hand-selected wines from some of the best small growers in Languedoc, Roussillon and southern Rhone. After more than a decade of travelling these regions, Leon was fully aware of the great potential and sheer diversity of the wines. He believes passionately that […]
The INAO, Institut National des Appellations d’Origine, is the body charged with approving and managing the French Appellation Controllée system – and not just for wine – meat, cheese, garlic, cream. black sausage, cider……… Andrew at www.spittoon.biz drew my attention to the recent creation of some new AOCs – for Orléans, Orléans-Cléry and Chaume.Chaume (49 […]
6 July 2019 A date to put in the diary in July is the Buzet Wine Festival (Le Fest à Buzet) at Buzet-sur-Baise(47 Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine). This appellation lies to the…
I seldom think of Paris as a wine-producing region - and to be honest it isn't really a serious one. But on the Butte (hill) of Montmartre there are indeed…
In the region which hosts Sauternes and Graves, Langon (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) celebrates its "FETE DU VIN ET DU FROMAGE" from 28-31 August 2015. Lying Southeast of Bordeaux,…
On 17 August 2006, the town of Pézenas (34 Hérault, Languedoc) stages an intriguing evening wine & food walk through the unoilt heart of the medieval town. A combination of…
Gascony map The epic story of the Côtes de Saint-Mont vineyards began in the fourth century BC, when the first plants were imported by the Greeks. It is thus one…
Looking at a map you would not normally assume that the area around Chateau Ricardelle, between Narbonne (11 Aude, Occitanie) and the Mediterranean would be suitable for fine wine production…