Archive for September, 2007

Okanagan Valley, Canada

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Overall, I was impressed with the Canadian wine industry. We spent a day touring vineyards in the Okanagan wine region, one of the most important for Canadian wine production.

The Midi (Part 3) - Domaine de Trevallon

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Vines at Domaine de Trevallon

A quick swoop down to the southeast led me to Domaine de Trevallon in Les Baux de Provence. Trevallon has long been an avant garde wine estate. Created by Eloi Durrbach in 1973

The Midi (Part 2) - Lost in Languedoc

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Mas de Daumas Valley

After 2-1/2 hours of driving through one of the worst storms ever, I arrived in the picturesque village of St Saturnin de Lucian, a neighbour of the more famous Montpeyroux. I do not know the Languedoc well

The Midi Revisited (Part 1) - Roussillon

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Collioure and Banyuls

In mid-September, I travelled across the various regions of Southern France visiting some producers with whom we already work and exploring some new possibilities. I began the week in the Roussillon,

Joining the Mile High Club

Monday, September 17th, 2007

We recently received an email which we thought it imperative to share with you. Singapore Airlines will be serving Cos d’Estournel 1982 in the First Class cabin of the A380 inaugural flight from Singapore to Sydney next month. Monsieur Prats of Ch Cos d’Estournel has urged us to circulate this information to our Cos d’Estournel […]