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Southwest

Domaine Peyres Roses: a finely engineered bio vineyard

June 27, 2010

Astrid and Olivier Bonnafont work their Domaine Peyres Rose vineyard in Gaillac with missionary-serious bio zeal. No chemicals or artificial fertilizers are used on the vines or in their wines. A horse is used to cultivate the vineyard, and they’ve recently obtained a pump that sprays, using the action of its wheels being turned, the [...]

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A class act: The Club des Vignerons Lauréats

March 26, 2010

There are many sorts of wine shows in France. There are international shows with wines from all over the world and regional shows with wines from a particular wine region. There are local shows with wines from one appellation. I’ve even been to wine shows celebrating one particular variety of grape. There are shows with [...]

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Black is back: Cahors Malbec returns to the world stage

March 21, 2010

Like many things in France, Cahors wines have had a long, and sometimes tumultuous, history. People were enjoying “the black wine of Cahors,” named for its characteristic inky color, since the Romans developed the Cahors wine industry, planting vines here in southwestern France even before they got to Bordeaux. Cahors wines reached their heyday in [...]

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