For the past 10 years, the trend around natural wines has very much changed and we have seen some crazy and very unexpected style of wines going around. When we hear “Natural Wine”, we should only think about a grape juices fermented unfiltered giving you the impression of an uncompleted wine or more often about a dodgy “apple juice which...
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Arneis, Riesling, Chardonnay, Nebbiolo, Barbera, Barolo, Barbaresco, more names could be mentioned to highlight the quality of wines coming out from the region. Next to Burgundy, Piedmont has as much as to offer in terms of terroir, style of producers, and vintage influence. With the selection of 5 different wines you will experience and have the opportunity to discover the...
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In the South of Lyon runs the Rhone River, coming from the Alp mountains and flooding into the Mediterranean sea, this river gives a large variety of soil, climates and style. In the North, Two Grapes represent the diversity of Terroir : Viognier and Syrah! In the South, the region is submerged by a warmer climate and a very sunny...
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I first met, Xavier Rousset in 1997 when he came to work for me as a very young trainee and it did not take me long to realize his enormous potential. I am delighted, albeit not surprised, to see that Xavier has fulfilled all of his past promises. He is now a highly respected restaurateur/businessman, admired for his innovative spirit and his great contribution to the London restaurant scene. Xavier has quite naturally become a huge inspiration for a whole generation of budding restaurateurs/entrepreneurs. I am very proud to have known him for so many years, to watch his career grow and for him to have become such an accomplished professional.