Tag: Wine and spirits
Wines: when the cellar holds a show
Only 20% of homes have an underground cellar. So how do you store your bottles when you are an amateur? Born under the auspices of a good vintage, in 1976,…
Bordeaux 2022: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a great vintage born”
There was a lot of excitement in Gironde during the last week of April. The entire wine elite gathered for the preview presentation of the 2022 vintage. Importers, wine merchants,…
Wine Fair 2023: our favorites from mass distribution
Like every year, L’Express analyzed and tasted the plethora of offerings from major retailers, wine merchants and specialized sites to decipher the trends at wine fairs across the world.falls. With…
Wine Fair 2023: our favorites from mass distribution
Like every year, L’Express analyzed and tasted the plethora of offerings from major retailers, wine merchants and specialized sites to decipher the trends at wine fairs across the world.falls. With…
Wine fair 2023: the best deals on online sales sites
Like every year, L’Express analyzed and tasted the plethora of offerings from mass retailers, wine merchants and specialized sites to decipher the trends at autumn wine fairs. The share of…
Wine fair 2023: auctions, instructions for use
Great wines improve with age. What a pleasure to take a twenty-year-old classified Bordeaux wine out of your cellar, to delicately remove its cork, to smell it to make your…
Wine fair 2023: the guide to good deals
Like every year, in September, the harvest time is accompanied by that of the wine fairs. The autumn meeting of large retailers with bottle diving enthusiasts has become unmissable. In…
Spirits, short counter notes: a vintage in whisky, “ready to drink” cocktails…
Whisky: the vintages of Maison Lineti Can we still innovate in the world of whisky? Yes, according to the iconoclastic concept of Maison Lineti, launched in Saint-Emilion by Alex Cosculluela…
Mixology: with rose or pickle, gin raises the tone
The passion for gin does not dry up. Even the stars are rushing into the niche, like Brad Pitt who launched his at the last Cannes Film Festival, or Emma…
“We have just had a historic year”: the revival of Cuban rum
Some successes are revealed when half-wins arrive. Example, the mojito, the very embodiment of the “cuban attitude”. This biblically simple drink was created in Havana, one of the historic cocktail…