The Best And Most Succulent Wines To Enjoy This Autumn And Winter
With a great selection of warming reds, richer whites, fruity roses for those odd sunny days, and some Champagnes and sparkling wines for the celebrations, we’ve rounded up some of the finest wines to sip on this autumn. By Natasha Heard | October 30, 2022 Autumn is the perfect time to dig out the jumpers, wrap up warm […]
Old vines: Why you should care
You may have seen the term “old vine” or “vieille vignes” on your wine label and wondered why it matters. Though there’s no legal definition, it usually means the vines are older than 25 years, but preferably over 50 or even 100. These wines are rarer because the older a vine gets, the less fruit […]
Comforting reds to hunker down with through winter
We all need a reason to be cheerful right now, and my coping strategy, along with warm knitwear and cheese on toast, involves a nice glass of the right red. There’s generally not much to be cheerful about at this time of year, and in 2022 there are even fewer things than most. It’s hard […]
Domaine Bousquet: how a winemaker swapped his French winery for an Argentine one, and then his Kuwait-born Iraqi son-in law grew it to be the country’s leading organic winery
This week I met with Labid al Ameri (pictured above), co-owner of Domaine Bousquet, in London to hear the story of how this French-owned winery grew to become Argentina’s leading organic producer, and also to taste through some of the wines. The story begins with a vineyard owner who swapped the south of France for […]
The Random Samples—11/11/2022
Posted on November 11, 2022 by the drunken cyclist It is time for another edition of “Random Samples”–I occasionally get samples from marketing agencies and/or producers, and these can often be grouped together into some sort of over-arching theme: Sauvignon Two Ways, Chardonnay Any Day, If It Doesn’t Sparkle, It Doesn’t Matter. 2018 Alpha Omega Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Trail Sunshine Valley, […]
Late-Season Frost Wreaks Havoc on Argentina Vineyards
A mix of freezing nights and warm days harmed vines throughout the country, but winemakers don’t yet know the extent of the damage By Aaron Romano Nov 15, 2022 Several of Argentina’s leading wine regions were devastated by consecutive days of widespread freezing conditions recently, impacting tens of thousands of acres of vines throughout the […]
Looking ahead: Anne Bousquet, Domaine Bousquet
By Harpers Editorial Published: 22 August, 2022 With the first half of 2022 already history, Harpers asked key trade figures to highlight the current challenges, ongoing trends and opportunities. We continue our series with insights from Anne Bousquet, CEO, Co-founder and partner of Domaine Bousquet. How ‘back to normal’ are you as a business? I would say we are more […]
Exploring sulphite-free Malbec with Domaine Bousquet
written by Agustina Abal | updated August 17th, 2022 Have you ever tried sulphite-free Malbec? Rodrigo Serrano, winemaker at Domain Bousquet in Uco Valley, talks about the concept behind Virgen and how he makes their natural wines. Bousquet were one of the modern pioneers of organic wine in Argentina, and started making this line of no added sulphite wines […]
Drinks Retailing Business article, “Vegan vs Value” focusing on Vegan wines
In the recent Drinks Retailing Business article, “Vegan vs Value” focusing on Vegan wines- Labid Ameri, proprietor of Domaine Bousquet was quoted, “Our products are vegan because we don’t need to use any animal residue or any animal content in the filtering process. It isn’t necessary anymore” Please read the full article here: Link: https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=78229a39-2be0-4d0b-a5a5-0a9f6568d573
The Drinks Business article “Planted and Enchanted” focusing on Vegan wines.
In the recent The Drinks Business article, “Planted and Enchanted” focusing on Vegan wines- Labid Ameri, proprietor of Domaine Bousquet was quoted, “I am not about making wines for everybody. I would love everybody to buy my wine, but we are focusing on a mission, on a niche, and that niche is about organic wines, […]
