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France’s harvest prediction for 2024 is that it will be 18% smaller than 2023 overall, but slightly higher than the frost-hit 2021. With a yield estimation of around 15 to 20 Hl/ha, the general consensus is that the 2024 wine production in Roussillon will be lower than that of 2023...

23 Oct 2024

Roussillon UK

Harpers’ 2024 Top 50 Sommeliers

For the past three years, Wines of Roussillon has been proudly supporting Harpers Wine & Spirit’s Top 25 and Top 50 Sommeliers Awards. The initiative aims to recognise excellence in wine service in the hospitality industry. Although this year it highlights 50 outstanding individuals, it is also a celebration of...

23 Oct 2024

Roussillon UK

Top pairing

Harpers’ 2024 Top 50 Sommelier nominees Zoe Donadio and Nikos Emner share their favourite Roussillon wine and food match. Zoe Donadio, Assistant Restaurant Manager, Apricity Zoé leads the drinks program at Apricity, where she focuses on curating organic and biodynamic selections that highlight terroir and sustainability. Her work is driven...

23 Oct 2024

Roussillon UK

Roussillon: ‘Three rivers run through it’

Roussillon’s three main rivers make their way across Roussillon from West to East to reach the Mediterranean sea. The most northern is the Agly, flowing next to the renown villages of Lesquerde, Caramany, Latour de France and Rivesaltes. To the South, running through the City of Perpignan, the river Têt...

23 Jul 2024

Roussillon UK

A New President for the CIVR

Jean-Christophe Bourquin has been elected as the new president of the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Roussillon (CIVR). His roots run deep in Roussillon and as a winegrower himself, working on a 70-hectare estate, he is fully committed to promoting the wines of his region. The CIVR is the organisation...

09 Jun 2024

Roussillon UK

Wines of Roussillon Tasting Roadshow 2024 visits London and Edinburgh

Members of the UK wine trade and press are invited to come and meet leading Roussillon producers in Edinburgh on 24 June and in London on 26 June to taste a selection of stunning still wines and iconic Vins Doux Naturels. Both tastings will feature whites, rosés and reds from...

09 Jun 2024

Roussillon UK

Grenaches du Monde 2024: an Olympic performance for Roussillon

Roussillon climbed the Olympic podium in Paris at the 2024 Grenaches du Monde competition, winning 63 of the 318 medals awarded. 34 wineries shared 20 Double Gold, 32 Gold and 11 Silver medals. 9 of Roussillon’s 14 AOPs and 2 IGPs were recognised for their Grenache wines: AOP Banyuls, AOP...

07 Jun 2024

Roussillon UK

Natural Talent: Roussillon Embraces Orange and Natural Wines

Orange and natural wines have established a firm foothold in Roussillon. On one hand, smaller producers are marrying their approaches to biodynamic or organic viticulture with low-intervention winemaking to develop an ethos as characterful as the wines they produce. On the other, more conventional winemakers are producing orange and natural...

News from Roussillon

The 2024 Harvest in Roussillon: low yields and very good quality

Harpers’ 2024 Top 50 Sommeliers

Top pairing

Roussillon: ‘Three rivers run through it’

A New President for the CIVR

Wines of Roussillon Tasting Roadshow 2024 visits London and Edinburgh

Grenaches du Monde 2024: an Olympic performance for Roussillon

Natural Talent: Roussillon Embraces Orange and Natural Wines

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