Extinction is governed by two irreconcilable forces. On the one hand, natural laws of evolution demand that the weakest must die. On the other, human laws of conservation demand intervention to...

Last week Muscadet gave birth to three new crus: Clisson, Le Pallet and Gorges. These crus communaux have been created ‘to push Muscadet wines up-market, in an effort to establish a centre of...

From €7, £11.50, $16.95. La Noë is not the name of the producer, nor an obscure grape variety. It is the name of a 4-hectare vineyard in the extreme west of the Loire Valley, south west...

Weighing in at just 12% alcohol, this is quintessential summer drinking, a most successful blend created by winemaker Serge de Bucy at Lacheteau in consultation with my fellow Master of Wine...