“And it was all yellow.” for the 26th edition of the Percée du Vin Jaune held on the first weekend of February. This year, the town of Arbois hosted this wine festival dedicated to the signature golden-hued wine, hailing from the Jura region of France, in its unique squat-sized bottle,...
The 80th edition of the Saint Vincent Tournante was held between Chambolle Musigny and Morey-Saint-Denis on the weekedn of the 27th and 28th of January 2024. Learn why this wine fair is such a wonderful event for Burgundy and beyond. ...
John Livingstone- Learmonth is a wine writer based from the UK who has dedicated over fifty years of his life, reporting on the wines of the Northern and Southern Rhône Valley, France. ...
Did you know in France the word for lettuce is la salade it can be difficult to wrap your head around. The simplest of French salads is a Green salad with eschalot and a delicious vinaigrette here's how to make it! ...
The famous mustard jar for storing household vinaigrette French life sure knows how to makes the day-to-day difficult. The French I’ve met seem to have c’est compliqué on the tip of their tongue as a throwaway line for many of life’s troubles. Yet the complicated in the day-to-day is an invitation...
First Day of Harvest 2021 – Natacha Chave Aléofane Crozes-Hermitage AOP Working yesterday was a delight. I am nervous to say so. I feel pained by the trauma of shitty experiences working the vineyards and I fear it has made me traumatised. I have learnt not to judge people too early. Not...
A weekend spend rolling out of bed into the hills of Ardèche for the bottling of @vincent__ruiz07 first wines. One of a few natural wine makers in the Northern Rhône. Rabbit was chopped then cooked, from bare to braised, a genuine sack of bread remained at the doorstep, a staple to...
Tartiflette, you are making me hungry! I tried to give Tartiflette some instructions for the day but she just stood there, calmly looking at me like I was ridiculous. My Dad says “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink”. She is named after the Savoie dish...