Cheese and the Wines of Rasteau
I adore cheese. And wine, obviously. And food & wine more than anything. As a result I tend to be quite outspoken about cheese and wine pairings – more specifically about the widespread fallacy...
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The New Spring in Champagne
April is a fantastic month for those of us who are professionally involved with champagne. It’s when the Printemps des Champagnes takes place in Reims, where more than 20 winemakers’ associations present their wines...
Wine Trends for 2019
Trying to predict the future is tricky business. Yet during the holiday season, mesmerised by the twinkling lights and the heady floral scent of our lemon tree (wintering in our living room as a...
An Appetite for Wine: The Wine List of… Restaurant L’Envie in Zwevegem, Belgium
For seasoned wine lovers, a restaurant’s wine list is at least as important as the menu itself. Unfortunately this is also what many restaurant reviews just glance over, adhering to the philosophy that the...
Interview with Séverine Frerson, Cellar Master in Champagne
‘Champagne: a wine to keep your smile, or to win it back’ [Update 2019] This interview happened in June 2018, shortly after the official announcement that Séverine Frerson would be the new cellar master...
Luberon Wines @ The Jane Table
The wines of Luberon are less well known than those of many other regions from the Southern Rhône, such as Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas or Tavel. Therefore when I recently got the chance to discover the gastronomic...
Red Wines of Piemonte: More Than Nebbiolo
Italy is not just an unforgettable holiday destination but also a stunning wine country, with plenty of treasures waiting to be discovered in each of its 20 wine regions. One of its top performers...
Food and Wine Pairing: Champagne
It’s been over 25 years since I bought my first scruffy book about herbs in a dusty second-hand bookstore in my hometown Ghent, and I had no idea it would eventually lead me to...
A Wine Road Less Travelled: Picpoul de Pinet
Our professional association of Sommeliers-Conseil celebrated the new year with a tasting of AOP Picpoul de Pinet – the Languedoc’s largest white wine appellation, in which white wines are made from the ancient grape variety Piquepoul Blanc. Picpoul’s...
The Top Wine Trends for 2017
2016 has been a bad year for celebrities, but a good one here at Wine & Words, with developing the business, launching the blog, a series of well-received wine classes and workshops, and a...
