madiran RSS
Madiran
The south-west of France has so much history, with many regions and local grape varieties. But the regions are often forgotten about, overshadowed by nearby Bordeaux which historically had a port to ship its wines from which the other regions didn’t. Bordeaux gained an international audience, the regions of south-west France less so. In general, the climate is quite warm but moderated by the Atlantic and by the nearby Pyrenees, so there’s a balance between ripe fruit, full body, and fresh acidity. In the past, I’ve had wines in the club from Bergerac, which is essentially a warmer, drier extension of...
Tags
- All
- adelaide hills
- albariño
- alcohol
- alentejo
- aligoté
- alsace
- alta langa
- amber wine
- argentina
- arinto
- asturias
- australia
- austria
- baga
- baja california
- barbera
- beaujolais
- bical
- bío-bío
- blaufränkisch
- blind tastings
- bordeaux blanc
- bugey
- burgenland
- burgundy
- cabernet sauvignon
- cagnulari
- california
- canberra
- cannonau
- carignan
- carnuntum
- castilla
- cava
- champagne
- chardonnay
- chenin blanc
- chile
- cinsault
- clarksburg
- collines rhoadiennes
- corsica
- cortese
- costers del segre
- côte roannaise
- coteaux du giennois
- coteaux du loire
- crémant
- crémant d'alsace
- crémant de bourgogne
- crémant de loire
- dão
- douro
- el dorado
- emilia-romagna
- encruzado
- england
- fiano
- field blends
- finger lakes
- france
- frankland river
- Friulano
- gamay
- germany
- gisborne
- godello
- Goriška Brda
- greece
- grenache
- gros manseng
- grüner veltliner
- Hárslevelű
- hawke's bay
- hungary
- irancy
- italy
- itata
- langhe
- languedoc
- lemberger
- liguria
- loire valley
- lorraine
- madiran
- malbec
- malvar
- marlborough
- mclaren vale
- mediterranean
- melon
- mendoza
- méthode cap classique
- meunier
- meursault
- mexico
- monastrell
- montalcino
- montefalco
- mourvedre
- muscadet sèvre et maine
- Nagy-Somló
- nebbiolo
- nero d'avola
- new york
- new zealand
- niellucciu
- no alcohol
- nolo
- oregon
- pacherenc du vic-bilh
- país
- Pesecká Leanká
- petit manseng
- piemonte
- pineau d'aunis
- pinot gris
- pinot noir
- pinotage
- port
- porto
- portugal
- prosecco
- provence
- quincy
- rheingau
- rhône
- rías baixas
- ribeiro
- Ribera del Duero
- ribolla gialla
- rioja
- rosé
- rossese di dolceaqua
- sagrantino
- san luis obispo
- sangiovese
- sardinia
- sauvignon blanc
- savoie
- sciaccarellu
- sekt
- sémillon
- shiraz
- skin contact wines
- slovakia
- slovenia
- south africa
- southern rhône
- spain
- sparkling rosé
- sparkling wine
- st-bris
- st-chinian
- steiermark
- stellenbosch
- sylvaner
- syrah
- tannat
- tasmania
- tawny
- tempranillo
- tuscany
- valle de guadalupe
- valtellina
- verdiso
- vermentino
- vinho verde
- viognier
- vouvray
- washington
- western australia
- white port
- wine education
- wset
- württemberg
- yarra valley
- zweigelt