You can find the following articles in this section : Anglophone-Direct Wine Case Each month we are putting together a case of wines from the region which represent quality, value for money and above all a chance to sample wines from producers that are too small to supply the supermarkets. I have included a description of the wines and wineries plus my own tasting notes. (...) read more... Catalan recipes Aioli Boles de Picolat Bullinada Churros and Xocolata Escalivada Escudella i carn d’olla Escudella de Pagès Suquet Trinxat read more... Choosing French Wine - An Introduction Choosing French Wine - An Introduction France produces, sans aucun doute, the best range of wines in the world. It also makes a lot of barely-drinkable plonk. So how do we, as consumers, sort the wheat from the chaff? We have 3 basic choices: 1 - Label 2- Taste 3- Price The French (...) read more... Fete des Vins On the evening of 27 June, I visited the Fete des Vins in Place de la Republic, Perpignan. The event was very well organised with a nice civilised atmosphere and around 30 stands offering tastings of their wines. There were also cheese and other food producers selling platters go with the (...) read more... Goat’s cheese Say cheese! Le fromage du chèvre Goats were first introduced into France by the Arabs during the Saracen invasion. Goat breeding was developed particularly in the Poitiers region, where, in 732, the famous Battle of Poitiers took place between the Saracen troops and the French, led by (...) read more... Guide to French Wine For people coming from the UK, French wines can pose a bit of a conundrum. Many British wine drinkers are used to New World Wines which name the grape variety on the label. In France, generally only certain Vin de Pays wines name the variety. These are known as Vins de Cepage. While there are (...) read more... Introduction to Catalan Food Catalan food Catalan cuisine is based on the region’s colourful historical background and reflects Spanish, Arab and Jewish influences. The traditional ’plat régional’ varies from mountain to plain and according to the season, as the authentic dish tends to be (...) read more... Les Bacchus 2008 Each year there is a local wine competition organised by the APVR, a regional body tasked with the PR of the wines of the Roussillon. The winners are presented with medals which will appear on the bottles. These are not necessarily the best wines of the Roussillon, but they are ones chosen by (...) read more... Vin de Pays and Appellation Controlée explained Vin de Pays and Appellation Controlée explained. by Jonathan Hesford Domaine Treloar www.domainetreloar.com I find a lot of people ask me what is the difference between Vin de Table, Vin de Pays and Appellation Controlée wine. Here is an attempt to explain it in the context of the (...) read more...

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