Weekday evenings are reserved for the Beaujolais cru. As I make my way around France ahead of my French Wine Scholar exam, I have seemed to take particular fascination in the Beajolais cru. Which offers both mystery and value in equal measure it seems. Perhaps criminally in the UK, it seems impossible to find the obscurer Beaujolais …
The Beaujolais Cru have gained popularity in recent decades. After Beaujolais Nouveau reached peak excitement in 1999 (with its highest sales to date), the fading trend made way for other stand-out Beaujolais wines to take centre stage. Enter, our Beaujolas Crus. Today, via osmosis, sheer will and a great glass of wine, we metaphorically visit …
Review: La Croix des Célestins, Jean Desvinges, Brouilly 2020 Read More »
“On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and equal blame belongs to those who fail in their duty through …