“Instead of just being copies of Champagne, Crémants are becoming stars in their own right” says the glossy French wine magazine, L’Amateur in its December issue. The altitude, coupled with positive fresh influences from the Atlantic, make Limoux the only appellation of the Languedoc suitable for sparkling wines, their writer, David Cobbald explains. Four million […]
France’s leading wine guide, the Guide Hachette, says that Limoux’s “dynamic team finds its efforts well rewarded”. The latest 2012 edition of this authoritative publication again awards a star to the Rives-Blanques chardonnay, Odyssée. The publication of this guide marks the tenth consecutive vintage from Rives-Blanques to be included. “Harmonious … delicate aromas of fresh […]
The Rives-Blanques chardonnay-chenin Pays d’Oc was again selected by the respected Belgian wine writer Frank van der Auwera in his just-published Wijnkoopgids 2012, a guide to the 300 best wines in Belgium below € 10.00. “We can taste the environment-friendly policy of these creative winegrowers in this glass” he says. “Crystal clear … a charming […]
Several winemakers who have come from other parts of the country or the world to the Languedoc to make their wines, have banded together in a loose community called The Outsiders. Five of the Outsiders – Domaine Jones, Domaine Treloar, Domaine Sainte Rose, Chateau de Combebelle, and Rives-Blanques – were featured in the latest edition […]
There is no sign of the bubble bursting, says Gilbert & Gaillard in an article on sparkling wine in its latest edition. In fact, Champagne sales are still remarkably buoyant, and the five biggest markets for other French sparkling wines have shown significant increases in demand. The sparkling wines from Rives-Blanques were described as ‘very […]