Jean Le Calvez has died at the age of 94 from Covid. Originally from Breton, he settled in Minervois after falling in love with his war-time pen pal. Thus began the story of Château Coupe Roses. Read it here.
Conservation viticulture–no till, diversity, and permanent cover crop–builds microbial soil life, keeps pests and weeds at bay, and increases carbon and nitrogen in the soil. Read Part 2 in a recent Jancis Robinson post. Pictured above are the vines of Melanie Pfister, one of our growers in Alsace who has long practiced conservation viticulture.
Conservation viticulture–no till, diversity, and permanent cover crop–builds microbial soil life, keeps pests and weeds at bay, and increases carbon and nitrogen in the soil. Read about it here in a recent Jancis Robinson post. Pictured above are the vines of Melanie Pfister, one of our growers in Alsace who has long practiced conservation viticulture.
Etienne Chaix of Domaine Joseph Voillot on 2020: “Compared to the world in general, it was a lovely year, we just avoided the frost and the vines were very early growing. The flowering came in great weather.” On 2019:” A very small vintage–about 60% of a normal year–but following two good ones so there are…
by Jordan Michelman, Eater, Dec 28, 2020 I love Champagne — the way it smells, tastes, and bubbles up while I’m enjoying a nice full glass. As we stride toward the time of year (and what a year) when Americans consume the most Champagne, there are decisions to be made, should we all be so…
Great scores for Champagne Jacquesson in September 2020 issue of Decanter Magazine. Read the article.
West Coast Harvest 2020 news: check it out here. See below for harvest updates for our European growers. 2020 is an excellent vintage, I mean really excellent, well balanced, even if it’s a bit too early for a serious tasting. Picking was not easy and we had to stop twice, 2 days and then 4…
Great article in Gourmet Traveller Wine about our latest addition to our New Zealand portfolio–Deep Down Wines. Read it here or download it as a pdf.
Our Alsace tastings revealed a trove of classics, with some stunning vintages from Trimbach; reimagined classics, with sensitively farmed wines from the likes of Olivier Humbrecht and Mélanie Pfister; and some markedly successful wines that sulfur never touched…Alsace has been blessed by a string of good to great vintages, especially the ripe and fresh 2017s,…
The vines are naturally confined since in principle they stay where they are planted. So confinement doesn’t scare them, and they give themselves over to it with joy! Especially since after a very mild winter, the spring has been fairly mild as well. These last few weeks we have had numerous storms and showers, but…
