CELEBRATING ARMAGEDDON WITH WINE

Imagine, we are in December 2012, within a few days, precisely on the 21st, it will be too late… Asteroids will hit the Earth, excessive Sun activity will destroy all communication systems, and our planet will get out of its axis and leave its orbit… Shortly, you know what this means: the END OF THE [...]

SPRING IS IN THE AIR (2 – France)

COENECOOP SPRING TASTING – UTRECHT (2)

The French connection…

ADIEU… R.I.P. LOUIS DELHON (DOMAINE BASSAC)

I just read the sad news on Vitisphère… One of the leading pioneers of the French organic viticulture passed away on June 22 in his little town Puissalicon, in Languedoc-Roussillon. He was a great man with a big heart. May be too big… Louis Delhon died of an heart attack. He was only 53 years [...]

Languedoc-Roussillon invades the Web, a new kind of manifestation

Just received, news from a great project that I fully support!

Late on the last day of ViniSud 2010, when all the winemakers were aching to leave their stands and the wine buyers and amateurs alike were drowsy with wine tasting at one of France’s largest wine salons, Ryan O’Connell launched his campaign to breathe fresh [...]

MILLESIME BIO 2010 – EXTRA – CLAIRETTE DE BELLEGARDE

In the Netherlands, but also in all touristic places at the Languedoc sea-side, the chance is huge that if you ask for a wine match with fish, sea-shells or crustaceans, you will get the advice to buy a glass or bottle of … picpoul de Pinet. Well, the most picpoul de Pinet that I tasted, [...]