-
Tomato and Goat's cheese salad
In recognition of the Soignon range, we have created a goat’s cheese salad that highlights a few of these incredible cheeses. Read More... -
Rum cocktail recipes
The rums of Martinique are considered among the best in the world, well-known and appreciated for their specific aromas and flavours. Enjoy some of the best cocktail recipes. Read More... -
France's no.1 selling rosé
A stand out Provençal tipple - Listel has not only gained France’s support but ours too. Refreshing, light, easy drinking organic rosé that exudes quality and is easy on the wallet. Read More... -
Tariquet cocktail recipes
Armagnac has been making waves in the cocktail scene. These have been formulated by bartenders from all over the world who use Tariquet Armagnacs. Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 - Vidéo with Jean-Christophe
Thank you to everyone that followed #jcinfrance, if you’re just tuning in you can discover his whole journey on our blog and social pages. Merci et à bientôt! Read More... -
Burgundy's best visits NZ - Domaine De Montille
The first tasting of 2019 and one we won’t forget, from one of Burgundy’s most iconic producers, Domaine de Montille. Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 16: End of tour
We’ve finished our first trip for 2019 (Scott will be heading back to France towards the end of May for the second round). We are extremely pleased how things went and hoping to have secured some pretty amazing new domaines. Watch this space! Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 15
The Loire Valley is an enormous appellation stretching from the village of Sancerre at the Eastern side to the Atlantic Ocean on the Western side. Which means of course more time in the car and less winery visits. This is our last day of tastings Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 14
It's Sunday and we have no winery visits. Unfortunately the weather has turned into rain (the first time actually since we have arrived). It is not terribly cold but they have predicted some snow for next week. Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 13
First up we head to the village of St-Jus-sur-Dive which is a good drive from where we are staying - pretty much following the Loire River, and a catch up with Romain from Domaine Guiberteau. Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 12
Our first stop was at Domaine Champalou in the village of Vouvray, alongside the Loire river. Celine with her parents Catherine and Didier run this estate producing almost exclusively the white wine of this part of the Loire: Chenin Blanc. Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 11
Another cool sunny morning takes us to our first visit of the day where we met with Sebastien at Domaine Dampt. Another family business run by father Daniel and sons Sebastien and Vincent producing exclusively Chablis wines. Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 10
This morning we head towards the Cotes de Beaune and more particularly the village of Volnay – going the circuitous route via the lovely villages of Pommard but also Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet. We were meeting with Thomas Boulay in Volnay. Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 9
We have a big day ahead with five winery visits, all on the Cote d'Or. It is pruning season here at the moment and dotted all over the vineyards you see little curls of smoke rising into the sky: many of them still use the old method of burning their prunings Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 8
We hit the road for Burgundy and an hour and a half later saw us at our first visit of the day in the village of Fixin (very close to Gevrey-Chambertin) at - hopefully at some point in the future - a new domaine for us, Domaine Denis Berthaut. Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 7
Early start on the road this morning as we headed towards the Northern Rhone. We have about 1h30 of driving into the land of Syrah. Our first visit is at Equis based just outside Tain Hermitage, where we met with Thomas! Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 6
Saturday morning sees us bright and early at the doors of Domaine Gerin, our only visit today as we're spending the remainder of the weekend with my family, where they have been wine merchants since 1879! Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 5
The Mistral, the Mistral and still the Mistral… You can easily appreciate why this wind can drive people nuts! We have our first meeting with a negociant in Chateuneuf-du-Pape where we buy our supermarket brand 'Leon Perdigal'. Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 4
The Mistral is still blowing from the North the 100kph winds – we're wrapping up well today. Our first visit is to the Appellation of Beaumes de Venise where we are meeting with Thierry and Marina, owners of Domaine de la Pigeade. Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 3
After a quick breakfast with the Fayard (Ch Sainte-Marguerite), we drove early morning to Domaine Hermitage St-Martin, owned and run by Enzo, the middle son of the Fayard. It is based near the Provençal village of Cuers Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 2
Chateau Roubine is one of only 18 domaines to have the Cru Classé status in the predominantly rosé area of Provence. We spent part of the morning re-visiting their vineyards, along with the newly equipped winery. Read More... -
JC in France January 2019 | Day 1
For my first buying trip in 2019, I was lucky enough to persuade my wife to join me. We arrived in Nice to the most beautiful weather – We were able to have lunch on a terrace next to the Mediterranean sea, before heading to our 1st destination – Chateau Roubine Read More... -
Press release: mystery bottle of Central Otago Pinot noir revealed.
Prominent Central Otago winery Domaine Thomson is celebrating the choice of gift Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave to her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison at the recent East Asia Summit in Singapore. Read More... -
Oven baked goat's cheese recipe for festive platter
Impress your guests with this delicious and easy to pull together recipe. By our Chef Gilles Papst (L'Atelier du Fromage) Read More... -
Amaury Devillard from Château de Chamirey visits Maison Vauron
The story of Château de Chamirey is an exceptional one, it is a love story between a family and the vines of Burgundy. Read More...