Over a beer and a dish of tartiflette, one of the many delicious combinations of potato, bacon and melted cheese that are the specialities of the Savoie, south-east France, Ewan Hill described how...

Purple pager and writer on wine and travel Wink Lorch does her bit for Wine Relief, offering a delicious and educational evening centred on the beautiful and increasingly fashionable Savoie...

The wines of Savoie tend to taste of the French alps in whose foothills they are made - all crunchy crispness and herby, sappy flavours. My favourite is the curious, deep-coloured, racy,...

Wine writer, Savoie specialist and purple pager Wink Lorch reports on the inaugural meeting of the Centre d’Ampélographie Alpine Pierre Galet (the Pierre Galet Centre for Alpine...

Anyone who has studied the wines of Savoie in the French alps or those of Switzerland is keenly aware that the alps, perhaps because of their relatively isolated location, are a valuable...