Olivier GEFFROY is an enologist and agronomist, in charge of the communication for the French Wine and Vine Institute, a research center in viticulture and enology located in the South West of France. For 3 years, they have been studying the possibility of producing premium rosé wines from Malbec and the way to optimize the aromatic potential of this variety. According to him, Malbec is definitely a great variety to produce some rosé wines. Who doubts it ?' |
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Tim York would describe himself as "a retired financial executive living in Belgium with a long term interest in wine, classical music and dogs" but he's an active and widely-read poster of tasting notes on forums such as the venerable Wine Lovers Discussion Group. We asked him about his longtime interest in the Malbec grape and Cahors wines. |
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Philippe Lejeune is the owner of Château CHAMBERT, a vineyard of 60 hectares with a long history of nearly 1,000 years. Very ambitious for this gorgeous vineyard located on the very top plateau of the Cahors area, Philippe Lejeune aims at becoming a leader of the appellation leveraging the Malbec grape from mature vines and a great terroir. Wine consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt is instrumental in this quest to excellence. |
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David Cobbold is a British wine consultant, writer and educator, living in France. He started working in the wine trade in 1983 and created his firm, Connaître et apprécier, in 1996. He currently co-hosts a radio show, In Vino BFM, contributes regular articles to magazines and is the author of several books on wine. David Cobbold tells us why Cahors gives malbec a special accent and why it is good to see a French appellation being creative and innovative. To learn more about David Cobbold: Connaître et apprécier |
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Philippe Faure-Brac won the Best Sommelier of the World Award in 1992. Today Philippe Faure-Brac is as attentive as ever to his restaurant, Bistrot du Sommelier in Paris and is a regular contributor of articles, writing in various magazines. He is also a member of the tasting committee of the "Wines of France" magazine. He takes part weekly in an emission of radio on BFM called "In Vino". |
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