Graham Nutter of Ch St-Jacques d'Albas sends us this heartfelt report on a difficult vintage in the Minervois, Languedoc. The year has been a theatre of fluctuating weather patterns,...

Those in charge of upgrading the image and sales of wines from the south of France, or Sud de France as it has been rebranded, have devised a new way of presenting three layers of wine quality...

Graham Nutter of Ch St Jacques d'Albas in the Minervois sends the following report of the harvest just completed. After a winter with low rainfall, a spring of unusual snowfalls, a...

See also my tasting notes and the videos Anne Gros in the Minervois and Anne Gros' curious Cinsault - which gave rise to the relatively long thread on the forum Hurrah for...

You may remember Richard Neville's long Dec 2008 account of the viticultural despair where he now lives, From a Languedoc village . As I have pointed out, most recently in France's best-kept...

I was so thrilled by the enthusiastic response to France's best kept secret about the great wines to be found in Languedoc-Roussillon, and the accompanying 200+ tasting notes , published last...

The Occitan word for stranger is estranhièr – a hauntingly beautiful word. And the broad swathe of Mediterranean coastline from Nîmes to the Spanish border has certainly been strongly...

There's a useful thread in the travel section of our Members' forum on places to eat and producers to visit in the Languedoc-Roussillon. Here are the restaurants and more modest places to eat...

Languedoc News, published by the trade organisation the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Languedoc, reports a small crop but what looks to be a great vintage - what they actually say is...

Here at last is our long-trailed collection of tasting notes on the vast twin wine regions of Languedoc and Roussillon. Although it includes notes on almost 400 different wines, it is just a...

Some of you may remember Richard Neville, who kindly wrote this account of Bruges for travel tips and this exceptionally detailed guide to Belgian beers (of which an updated version will be...

Graham Nutter of Ch St-Jacques d’Albas in the Minervois (pictured) sends this report of the 2008 vintage. Summary: A year characterised by a highly variable climate and summer...

To celebrate the launch of our brand new website design, we are delighted to be able to offer the winner of our Your Views Competition two free places on Château Ventenac’s long wine...

In a nutshell : France's New World wine region, with some improving appellations too. Main grapes : Carignan, Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsaut (red); Maccabéo, Grenache...

2009 A warm and smaller than average year, especially for whites. Quality is very high quality across the region. 2008 Variable weather and drought in the summer made this a challenging...