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 that there would be plenty of work in rebuilding an economy in shambles, he took the bold decision to get […]
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 Westhoek are as of yet not recognized as global centers of quality wine) and Belgians are possibly the largest […]
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 Morgon and Moulin-à-Vent.They represent about one-fourth of the total production in the Beaujolais region, with the smallest being Chénas (250ha) […]
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 quality. Liebfraumilch was such a disaster that German wineproducers are still fighting to prove to the world that not all […]