Last weekend the Savoie wine region celebrated 40 years of being classified Vin de Savoie AOC with an array of local Michelin-star chefs serving impeccable food to over 300 invited guests. In the marquee erected for the occasion in perfect surroundings by the Lac Saint André circled by the vineyards of the largest crus, Apremont… View more
For a long time, every other year, Jancis Robinson has encouraged the UK wine trade to partake in a wine-specific charity campaign, Wine Relief with funds going to Comic Relief (who help disadvantaged groups in Africa and the UK). A proportion of income from 80 selected wines available retail in the UK is passed to… View more
In the absence of that wonderfully useful annual guide Wine Report – no 2010 has been published and 2011 is unlikely – I thought a roundup of random news from Savoie might be useful. Some of these items are not so new at all, but Savoie news travels rather slowly. The text I provided for… View more
