The glossy French wine magazine l’Amateur de vins & spiritueux made an in-depth feature on the wines of the Languedoc in their latest quarterly edition. The world’s biggest wine region boasts 18 appellations, with 38,000 ha. of vines destined for appellation wines. Aimé Guibert, the iconic Languedoc winegrower, said the region has a ‘magnificent’ future, […]
Organic wines are popular, says Perswijn, the leading wine magazine in the Netherlands, but there may be other ethical ways of growing grapes worth considering. A discussion about Agriculture Raisonnée (sustainable viticulture) with Rives-Blanques, a vineyard that practices both « Raisonnée » and « bio », and is known for its environmentally-friendly philosophy, gives its editor a good reason […]
Rosemary George, a historian turned wine writer and Master of Wine, has a host of books to her name, handbooks for professionals and interesting reading for winebuffs. On June 14 she posted her tasting notes after a visit to Rives-Blanques, describing our late harvest as ‘absolutely delicious’ and our pink cremant as ‘ethereal as mountain […]
France’s leading and the world’s oldest wine magazine, the La Revue du Vin de France published the findings of its blind tasting of 2010 wines around the country. For the tenth consecutive year, a wine from Rives-Blanques was included amongst the best wines in the country: this time, the chenin blanc Dédicace, which was classified […]
‘A fine example of the mauzac grape … refreshing and original,’ says Steven Spurrier about the Rives-Blanques mauzac, Cuvée Occitania, in this month’s Decanter magazine. Until recently the only Limoux made from Mauzac, Occitania was one of his six recommended wines. Mauzac is a grape variety that has been growing in Limoux for over 600 […]