Wine to 5: Fabien Gauthier, Cooper at Gauthier Frères
Inside a professional’s everyday life, Decanter speaks to Fabien Gauthier of Gauthier Frères, a stave mill and cooperage in Cher, Central Loire.
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Loire harvest report 2023: A complicated vintage
Variable weather conditions encompassing both rain and heatwaves, and producers fighting against mildew and acid rot, have made for a challenging vintage.
Source: decanter.com
Rosé-tinted glasses: the season of pink wine begins
There’s a fashion for very pale rosé, but in these still unpredictable days of spring, a darker pink fits
Source: theguardian.com
Sancerre 2021 vintage: Frost, mildew and storms fail to dent spirits
A tough year has seen harvest size fall to varying degrees, but winemakers are still upbeat about Sancerre 2021 vintage quality...
Source: decanter.com
Wine tasting in the Loire Valley: Exploring the world's favourite Sauvignon Blanc
Our story begins over 200 million years ago. The secret to the world's finest Sauvignon Blanc lies in the soils of France's Loire Valley. On a geological level, the area was part of the Paris Basin, a Triassic era seabed that encompassed not only the Central Loire but the Champagne region, reaching up as far as the famous chalky cliffs of Southern England. It is this chalky limestone that gives the valley's Sauvignon Blancs their mineral character. You can taste the land, what the French call 'gout de terroir', and that is perhaps the greatest joy of wine travel. Sancerre and Pouilly-Sur-Loir...
Source: euronews.com