The content of this exhaustive report on the region follows: The Languedoc and Roussillon: 2011, 2012 and 2013 The Languedoc and the Roussillon continue their gradual progression towards not only making world-class wine (which, in a number of cases, they unquestionably already are), but towards being recognized for it by the consumer. This second factor […]
In de maand Mei staan onze wijnen op de proeftafel in Belgie en Nederland, op de volgende plaatsen: 2, 3, 4 Mei: Vin Etc, Thuillies 10.11 Mei: Les Compagnons de Bien Boire, Liege 18, 19 Mei: Wijnimport J. Baart, Purmerend. 31 Mei (tot 2 juni) WineTime, Nieuwpoort. Jan of Caryl (of samen) zal er zijn, […]
Our 100% chardonnay, Odyssée 2012, won a silver medal this year at the Competition of the Great Wines of France in Macon. Celebrating its 60th year, this competition has the doubtful honour of being in the Guinness Book of Records for the scale of its size. The Rives-Blanques chardonnay, fermented and aged in oak barrels, […]
Jan and Caryl will be at the important German trade wine trade fair, ProWein, with the complete range of Rives-Blanques wines, including our not-yet-released 2012 botrytised late harvest chenin blanc. We will also have with us our limited-edition blend of selected barrels, la Trilogie, which earlier this month won the prestigious gold medal of […]
The oldest wine competition in the world, and the best-known in France, the Concours Général d’Agriculture in Paris has awarded the top prize to two white Limoux wines, one of them being the barrel-selected blend of chardonnay, chenin blanc and mauzac produced by Chateau Rives-Blanques. Created in 1870, the stated ambition of the Concours Général […]