Fermented Prestige of the castle of Ollières

While fine weather returns and while the sun gives desire to have lunch in terrace, the rosé Prestige 2009 of the castle of Ollières wins to be discovered. Far from stereotypes, this first vatful is meant first of all of a crystalline purity and a big freshness. It is necessary to see for it the influence of the Burgundian origins of the family Rouy [...] Faut-il y voir l’influence des origines bourguignonnes de la famille Rouy [...]

A new service line with champagne by Mumm and Patrick Jouin

Mumm throws a new service line with champagne drawn by Patrick Jouin. The first room imagined by the designer is emblematic bucket with champagne, called for occasion "Georges" in homage to the founder of the Home, Georges Hermann Mumm.

Elegant and modern, the bucket with champagne is meant to be a recall of the famous red Cord, emblem of [...]

Guinness celebrates St Patrick

On the occasion of Saint Patrick who will take place on March 17th, Guinness puts in honour the Holy boss of Ireland by throwing operation " Saint-Patrick' s Nights " in partnership with 600 pubs in France.
This celebration will be represented by chief colour – the green representing hope and resurgence as well as arrival of the spring. Indeed, [...]

Winetage and VinSurVin in my bath

Today, we leave our columns to Fabrice de VinSurVin to introduce you the iPhone Winetage application!
To read VinSurVin in the underground, by queuing up to the supermarket or in its bath, it is possible from now on! Thanks to application Winetage for i-Phone, more need to lug around its computer with one to read columns oenophiles. It will be [...] Ce sera [...]

When a manga dopes sales of French wine

While the 11th volume of the Drops of God, the manga devoted to the wine, has just gone out in France (in editions Glénat), return on a phenomenon of society in the Rising land of sun.
The Drops of God are born in the imagination of a brother and of a sister (under the name of feather of Tadashi Agi for [...]]

Walk fond of good food with Maker' s Mark

There is many way of discovering a product, all the more when they speak about spirit. Maker' s Mark decided to introduce its bourbon around different dishes, gustatory walk which was offered to us: the secrets of the chocolate cream filling of Jean-Charles Rochoux, master-chocolate maker; the recipe of the Cocktail Mint Julep [...] les secrets de la ganache de Jean-Charles Rochoux, maître-chocolatier ; la recette du Cocktail Mint Julep [...]

Tasting: Domain Mavela (liqueurs and Corsican brandies)

Established in the middle of Corsica, the Mavela distillery is composed of grapevines and orchards established on different lands (loam and sand, limestone and serious) typical of the region. Traditional methods, stills of copper, ageing in fûts of oak, liqueurs and brandies - myrtle (wild bay of the maquis), chestnut, citron, grapes, plum, lemon, raspberry [...]

Wines / spirit: export in fall of about 25 % in the first semestre

[AFP] French export of wines and spirits fell of about 25 % in the first semestre 2009 in comparison with the same period 2008 because of worldwide crisis, according to a press release of the Federation of the exporters of wines and spirits (FEVS) published on Thursday.
All types of wines and of spirit are affected [...]

Kapsi, creative originality

Cosmetic mini-doses to consume brandy, idea is original and is worth being underlined. It is bet that has just launched Kapsi, the new mark of spirit.

Kapsi comes in the form of small containers in coloured glasses, at the same time design and brought forward, halfway between the culbuto and the bottle of perfume. [...]...]

The European genius of white wines by Bettane and Desseauve [Vinexpo 2009]

On Tuesday, June 23rd, outside Vinexpo 2009, Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve - the tandem of French tasting introduced us “the European genius of white wines“.

The organisation is perfect; apart from a spittoon the handle of which remains me in the hand during the tasting of the 8th wine, calling of a doubtful mixture the leg [...]