Episode 24: Château de Targé in Saumur with Paul Pisani-Ferry

Listen to the podcast here: The beautiful Château de Targé is one of the most recognizable wine châteaux dotted along the exposed limestone cliffs of Saumur. Paul Pisani-Ferry is the…

October 4, 2019February 15, 2020

Episode 23: The Chinon Wines of Domaine Bernard Baudry

Listen to the podcast here: The third stop on our podcasting tour of the Loire Valley takes us to the famous Domaine Bernard Baudry for great Cabernet Franc from Chinon.…

August 23, 2019February 15, 2020

Episode 22: Jacky Blot and the Re-Invention of Chenin Blanc

Listen to the podcast here: Jacky Blot, as you will hear in this episode, is one of those mavericks in winemaking who come along and truly shakes things up across…

August 2, 2019February 15, 2020

Episode 21: Pierre-Henri Gadais Talks About Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine.

Listen To The Podcast Here: Muscadet from Sèvre-et-Maine is a thrilling wine with a range of expressions that riff off the bright acidic backbone, minerality and lemon flavours of the…

June 20, 2019June 17, 2021

Wines of Chinon, Loire, France

The Enduring Rebellious Rabelais – Chinon’s Famous Son. You can’t go anywhere in Chinon without seeing that rascal, Rabelais. François Rabelais is one of France’s greatest authors and he often…

March 15, 2019February 15, 2020

Crémant de Loire AOC, France

The famous tuffeau limestone caverns of the Loire provide perfect storage, this at Chateau Monmousseau Historic, verdant, vibrant and beautiful, the Loire Valley is one of the most emblematic regions…

February 9, 2019March 31, 2020

Sèvre-et-Maine, Loire Valley, France

VGC Véronique Günther Chéreau estate in Sèvre & Maine The idea of a wine region and a wine type with a long pedigree implies that the farmers in that region…