La Vieille Ferme Rosé

La Vielle Ferme Rose from the famed Famille Perrin wine house, was the second wine served in a flight of five that night. The proceedings started with a Prosecco (which is a sparkling wine from northern Italy), followed by this light and crisp Rose wine from Southern France which further set the mood for theContinue reading “La Vieille Ferme Rosé”

10 Great Wine Families – a book by Fiona Morrison MW

Book 10 Great Wine Families is a captivating book which as per the publisher, provides an up-close and personal insight into 10 of Europe’s most celebrated winemaking families that chronicles their triumphs, trials and tribulations through successive generations. Not just any wine families: the likes of Frescobaldi, Gaja, Torres, Perrin, Niepoort, Liger-Belair, Müller, Knoll, PalaciosContinue reading “10 Great Wine Families – a book by Fiona Morrison MW”

Family bonding over Cotes Du Rhone Blanc Reserve

Une réunion de famille Empty nesters are what parents become once their children grow up and leave home to carve out a niche for themselves, often on a work assignment in a different city. Being one of the ilk we were delighted when our son joined us at home for a family reunion – uneContinue reading “Family bonding over Cotes Du Rhone Blanc Reserve”