Spotlight | The Wine Analyst

Ask a vigneron what the most important factor is in creating a good wine and the most likely response you’ll get is “terroir”. It is the combination of several environmental

Elegance in the Côte des Blancs – De Sousa

The De Sousa name first popped up in Avize in the beginning of the twentieth century. Manuel De Sousa had fought in France during the First World War, and assuming

Champagne – A state of affairs

One of the first wine regions that thoroughly fascinated me was Champagne. This is not a coincidence as it is the closest international wine region from Brussels (sadly, Limburg or

The Crus of Beaujolais, a tasting experience

The ten crus of Beaujolais are Juliénas, Saint-Amour, Chénas, Fleurie, Moulin-à-Vent. Morgon, Chiroubles, Regnié, Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly. For most people, these appellations won’t ring a bell, except maybe

Le Beaujolais Nouveau est Arrivé!

Some wine regions or even entire countries are built on hypes. Unfortunately, the hype will more often than not be the downfall of a region’s reputation when it comes to

The Beaujolais Gospel

I have a confession to make. Until a couple of years, I couldn’t care less about Beaujolais. The earliest memory I have of drinking Beaujolais was in 2006 when I

Weingut Am Stein

The majority of Franken’s vineyards can be found surrounding Würzburg, the region’s most important city. The city was one of the principalities of the Holy Roman Empire and despite being destroyed

Rudolf Fürst

I have a love-hate relationship with German red wines. They are either too thin, containing mere superficial fruitiness, or they are too concentrated, displaying alcohol levels up to 15% and

Franken

If you quiz people on what, if anything, they could tell you about Franken, I’d gather that you would get a lot of blank stares. Even among winelovers, I am

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