Marie Courtin – Introduction Marie Courtin is a tiny, but amazing, Champagne producer in the emerging Cote de Bar area of the appellation. It is named after the grandmother of Dominique Moreau who, along with her husband Roland Piollot, are responsible for some of the most exciting Champagnes in the region. […]
Tag: Natural wine
Bourgueil – Stunning red wines
Bourgueil – Introduction We first became addicted to the wines from Bourgueil when we shared a bottle over a pleasant lunch in Paris. When we planned our first Loire excursion we looked for an organic producer from this area and Stéphane Guion seemed to fit the bill perfectly having been […]
Vigne en Foule – Good food, delicious wine
Vigne en Foule – Introduction Our most recent visit to France saw us driving a long way to visit some of our suppliers of natural wines that we import to Australia. This trip we drove down through the centre of France and then to the area around the pleasant, historic […]
Domaine Mosse – Delicious Natural Wines
Domaine Mosse is a leading organic producer of delicious wines particularly those made from Chenin Blanc. Living Wines has been importing their wines for many years and they have always been very popular in Australia during that time.
Pineau d’Aunis grape variety
Pineau d’Aunis – Introduction Pineau d’Aunis is one of those grape varieties that some people decry but others are passionately devoted to, including us. Our considered opinion is that there are absolutely no inferior grape varieties – there are just inferior wine makers. There is always a winemaker who can […]
Mataburro – Great Wines from Laurent Roger and Melissa Ingrand
Mataburro – Introduction Roussillon is the Catalan region of France lying on the Mediterranean side of the country in sight of the Pyrenees mountains that divide Spain from France. Mataburro is the name of small domaine established in Roussillon by rising stars Laurent Roger and Melissa Ingrand. Their wines are […]
Producers by Region
The Producers by Region page lists each of the producers we import from France under the region they live in.
A brief history of the term “natural wine”
We love the term ‘Natural Wine’. Let us explain why. We have always been educators and communicators. That is why we love writing to explain our wines and what they mean to us. And that is why the term appeals, because it helps people communicate exactly what they mean about a naturally-fermented wine that has been made without additions and without anything being taken away from the wine.
The Roussillon – impressive wine region
Roussillon – Introduction Roussillon is the southern-most wine region of France, bordering Spain. Here some great sweet wines and some powerful reds wines sit alongside delicious whites. The region is centered around the city of Perpignan which we have visited many times, but it was only on the most recent […]
Alsace wine region – great white and macerated wines
Alsace – Introduction The Alsace wine region lies in the north east corner of France on the border with Germany and Switzerland to the east and the Jura region to the south. It is here that Riesling is the most revered grape variety, although other varieties such as Pinot Gris, […]