Person: Gerard Bertrand

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Wine with Leslie Williams: The two very distinctive categories of wine

The world of wine falls into two very distinct categories — the big brands making easy drinking accessible wines to please as many as possible, and the smaller producers that make wines in their own way and as best they can but with little or no thought to what the market wants — if they like it, why shouldn’t others?

food

Wine

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Wine: Re-discovering the south of France

food

The menu: Great Irish Food Quiz

food

Wines from the Languedoc-Roussillon region in France

general

Alcohol levels of this week’s wines are all 13% or above

This week’s wines have minimal sulphur, but be warned that these may taste a little different

We need to talk about sulphur. You might have noticed that most bottles say ‘contains sulphites’ somewhere on the label.

Sat, 02 Apr, 2016

Wine: A profile of Gérard Bertrand

This week - a mini profile of Gérard Bertrand, one of the best-known winemakers of the Languedoc, perhaps France’s most dynamic wine region.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

Wines to raise a glass to during the Rugby World Cup

I’m a little late focusing on the Rugby World Cup, but with the final group matches this weekend there will be a lot of tension around and you may need a glass of wine to calm your nerves.

Sat, 10 Oct, 2015