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🤫 CLICHÉ OF THE DAY DEBUNK 🤫 Natural wine and AOC, friends or enemies?
Ah, the clichés... You've heard them, and so have we! Among them, the idea that natural wines would necessarily turn their backs on Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée, which would be a lack of reference for the consumer, which is false. For various reasons, some natural winemakers and their vintages do not claim a controlled designation of origin and they would be a majority, which is also false, let's discuss it!
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🏆 TOP 5 🏆 Go bold with oxidative wines — they’ve got serious nose!
A wine for connoisseurs, a nectar for adventurous palates: oxidative wine has its fan club, and the Jura is its superstar! Curry here, saffron there, the mysterious veil of yellow wine is the stuff of dreams for wine lovers ready to break the bank. But beware, oxidative wine isn't just a matter of aging under a veil without topping up! We'll break it all down for you, with a selection of vintages that will "oxidize" your wine cellar.
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🤫 CLICHÉ OF THE DAY 🤫 Natural white wine = cider ? We say "Bulles-shit!"
Another preconceived idea that has a long history in the world of natural wine! Natural white wines have a sparkling side or a slight apple flavor, reminiscent of cider... Some people love to point the finger at a tiny minority of bottles to generalize, and that's a shame! Come on, let's debunk this cliché once and for all!
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🏆 TOP 5 🏆 Cabernet Sauvignon: globetrotter, seducer, wine of honor
It is the second favorite grape variety in France, but number one on the planet. Cabernet Sauvignon is a bit like the Edith Piaf of red grapes: national star, international legend. It grows everywhere, in all languages, and can be found in the biggest bottles as well as in everyday bottles. In short, a grape variety with character, which doesn't do things by halves, a little story before our selection! 🚀
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New Year's Day, with or without a headache?
Please forgive this slightly catchy title, but we wanted to clarify this subjectwhere one can read everything and its opposite... With fewer sulfites and no chemical products, natural wines are often more digestible.
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🍷 Natural wine doesn't keep? That sounds like a cliché!
“A natural wine ages poorly” or “a natural wine should be drunk quickly”, phrasesthat we often hear from certain wine merchants whose names we will not mention andit is FALSE, another prejudice that has a hard time dying. Let’s be clear, a natural wine (whatever its color), like a wine that is not, light orpowerful, can age or not, and we explain why and how.
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Does natural wine stink? Sounds like a cliché!
Natural wine, with its minimalist and authentic approach, is attracting more and more enthusiasts. However, it carries a persistent reputation: "It smells like a stable!", "It's undrinkable!" While some natural wines can indeed have surprising aromas, it's crucial to set the record straight: no, not all natural wines "stink." And yes, these aromas, when present, have an explanation and are not always synonymous with a defect.
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Raclette is a bit like Santa Claus: we all know it arrives every year, but we're always amazed when we find it on the table. And that's a good thing! Because there's nothing more comforting than a good melted cheese that's browning under the grill... But be careful, dear friends! Pairing a wine with raclette isn't as simple as you might think. Should you opt for a white or a red? A light or a full-bodied wine? It's always an eternal debate among sommeliers!
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Celebrate Christmas with natural wine : “Drink a glass, save a winemaker.”
The adage is well-known! But why make this expression a mantra for yourend-of-year celebrations? Quite simply because choosing a natural canon meanschoosing agriculture that respects the environment and living things,a guarantee of protecting our agricultural soils.
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👨🌾 WINEMAKER OF THE MONTH 👨🌾 Théo Einhart, the Alsatian next generation
The Einhart estate has been our favorite Alsatian wine of recent years. In just a few years, the young winemaker has surprised us again with his exceptional 2023 vintages. No more maceration, make way for a purer and more direct expression of the terroir! We'll tell you all about it.
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🔎 ZOOM IN ON A WINE-GROWING REGION 🍇 Jurançon: the nectar of the gods (well, almost)
Fancy a taste journey with a view of the Pyrenees? Fasten your seatbelts, we're taking off for Jurançon, the land of white wine that will make you forget all your worries (or at least, for a sip). Just imagine: vines clinging to verdant hillsides, facing majestic mountains nestled in the background, caressed by the ocean wind... This is where these divine nectars are born, between Pau and the Pyrenees.
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👨🌾 WINEMAKER OF THE MONTH 👨🌾 The Domaine des Grandes Serres Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Head to Châteauneuf-du-Pape to discover the Domaine des Grandes Serres.A classy organic estate for classy wines, but not only that... Les Grandes Serres,also offers juicy wines like the exceptional new vintagescreated in partnership with us: "The Wine Witch" and "The White Widow",available now.
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🏆 TOP 5 🏆 Tannic and digestible, fabulous reds
There was a time when red wines were all about bodybuilding. Tannins galore, a reinforced concrete structure, enough to tan your palate like a day at the beach in the blazing sun. To be good, the red had to have structure, "thigh" as my grandfather used to say.
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The 5 wines to savor at least once in your life!
The wines in this article come from a selection that has been 100% tasted, 100%validated, and 100% certified by our (lucky) team of sommeliers!
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🏆 TOP 5 🏆 Our most amazing bottles!
Light years away from the 150 liters per year and per capita consumed at the beginning of the 20th century, wine is experiencing a clear decline in consumption and in the hearts of the French (sniff). Come on, let's put aside our wonderful wine drinks for the time of a newsletter, and let's set off together to discover other original fermented beverages!
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👨🌾 WINEMAKER OF THE MONTH 👨🌾 Danis dans la Vigne, Cahors natural version
Fancy a Cahors that will blow your mind? Forget heavy, hard-to-digest red wines, far from the clichés, this month we're taking you on a journey to the heart of the Southwest,to discover a winemaker who's breaking the mold: Danis Bessières, akaDanis dans la Vigne
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👨🌾 WINEMAKER OF THE MONTH 👨🌾 La Ferme du Bois Moisset Gaillac in your glasses
We have just returned from Gaillacois where we are still under the spell of Bois Moisset and Sylvie, Philippe and Hippolyte (the son who is taking over)! 😍 We felt like we had stumbled upon a haven of peace, a return to the farm of yesteryear, a return to our immersion with our friends at the Ferme du Bois Moisset 🚴
