Itâs all too easy to believe that once a scientific advance has entered into common usage it must be the best and only way to solve a problem. However, just as how in the world of medicine a good surgeon will examine a patient thoroughly, in addition to looking at the results of an MRI… View more
In the past few months the unusual Savoyard grape Persan attracted attention from American wine lovers in New York and from Vinocamp – the French social media and wine meet-ups. Itâs as if there is a rare Alpine grape ripple effect, or perhaps a wonderful spiderâs web in which wine professionals and geeks tiptoe around… View more
Ampelography is the study of grape varieties and nowhere in France do they get more interesting than in one of my specialist areas â the Savoie. Last week I attended the first general meeting for a new centre for Alpine Ampelography â Le Centre dâAmpĂ©lographie Alpine Pierre Galet. The centre is at Cevins where Michel… View more
