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Tag Archives: Jean-Claude Lapalu
Go Gamay, Go!
It’s Beaujolais time again. Not Beaujolais drinking time (it’s always that), but tasting it. Yesterday, Westbury Communications and Beaujolais Wines UK put on a Tasting at The Trampery on London’s Old Street. There were close to two hundred wines to taste, and … Continue reading
Posted in Beaujolais, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Antoine Sunier, Beaujolais, Beaujolais L'Ancien, Beaujolais Tasting 2017, Brouilly, Chateau Cambon, Château Bonnet, Château de la Terrière, Château Grange Cochard, Chénas, Christopher Coquard, Domaine Château de la Valette, Domaine de la Bonne-Tonne, Domaine Jean Foillard, Domaine Laurent Martray, Domaine les Capréoles, Domaine Richard Rottiers, Dominique Piron, Fleurie, Gamay, Jean-Claude Lapalu, Jean-Paul Brun, Jean-Paul Thévenet, Julien Sunier Fleurie, Julien Sunier Morgon, Maison Trénel, Manoir du Carra, Morgon, Morgon Côte du Py, Régnié, Saint-Amour, The Trampery, Vin Sauvage à Poil
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Le Beaujolais Nouveau…Est Arrivé?
Is anyone here old enough to remember, back in the 1980s/90s, when the Beaujolais Nouveau marketing machine got into full swing? For most lovers of half-decent wine it was horrible to behold. The UK, a nation of beer drinkers, was really … Continue reading
Posted in Beaujolais, Natural Wine, Paris, Wine, Wine Festivals
Tagged Andrew Nielsen, Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau, Brut de Cuve, Chateau Chambon, Domaine des Grottes, France Gonzalvez, Guy Breton, Jean Foillard, Jean-Claude Lapalu, Jean-Paul Brun, Karim Vionnet, Le Grappin, Les Papilles, Philippe Pacalat, Remi Dufaitre, Romain des Grottes, Verre Volé, Xavier Benier
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Perfect Antidote (To Boring Wines)
Regular readers will have seen the notes on our first two Beaujolais dinners at The Ten Cases and Quality Chop House earlier in the year. The third and final attempt to look at the (mainly) newer or younger growers alongside … Continue reading
David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 