Category: Rhône Wine

Rhône 2017: vintage report

As our range of Rhône 2017 En Primeur goes live, our Buyer Fiona Hayes reports on how the region fared in 2017 and what the wines taste like

A year in the Rhône

Our E Commerce Executive, Flo Fagan spent a year living and working in the southern Rhône. With our 2016 Rhône en primeur campaign well under way, she recounts what it was like to live and work there during this top-notch vintage News travels fast in small towns, even faster in villages. Within days of arriving in Châteauneuf-du-Pape […]

Rhônes less travelled

In the midst of our 2016 Rhône campaign, we ask Wine Buyer Oliver Barton to highlight wines and appellations which are often, unfairly, overlooked We list a wide selection of top northern Rhônes and Châteauneuf-du-Papes (and, rightly so!). But, there are many other appellations and wines that are commonly ignored but which can offer great […]

Postcards from the Rhône

After another en primeur tasting visit, we ask well-versed Rhône expert Matt Walls for his advice on where to eat, drink and sleep in this wide-ranging French appellation Every year I produce an in-depth report on the new Rhône vintage, so I spend two weeks tasting over a thousand wines and visiting dozens of estates. […]