News from Roussillon

Roussillon is working hard at drawing attention to its unique selling points and differentiating itself from its friendly neighbour Languedoc. As the most recent UK sales figures suggest, it is starting to pay off. “The UK represents about 5% of our volume and 6% of the value of our exports.... Read More

Roussillon is better known for its dry, still wines and Vins Doux Naturels but some innovative producers are shaking things up, now producing and commercialising sparkling wines from the region. One example is Domaine Lafage, who launched a new sparkling rosé over the summer, a debut for the estate and... Read More

Grenache is a staple in the vineyards of Roussillon. It is a varietal that craves warmth and dryness, and loves long, hot days and cool nights to slowly ripen. It is also well suited to the local soils and can therefore produce white, red and rosé dry, still wines as... Read More

Last month, we put the ability of Roussillon wines to match Indian flavours to the test during an evening of food and wine pairing at The Cinnamon Club in London. Playfulness and open-mindedness were at the centre of this collaboration between The Cinnamon Club and Wines of Roussillon. Consultant sommelier... Read More

Roussillon’s Vins Doux Naturels (fortified sweet wines) are a wonderful alternative to port so why not make them part of your Christmas celebrations by gifting a bottle or enjoying a glass by the roaring fire? The Muscat de Noël is a well-established tradition and the 2021 vintage has arrived! It is the... Read More

This is how Tamlyn Currin, who recently wrote two articles on the region for www.jancisrobinson.com, describes Roussillon.  We couldn’t agree more with her. She writes that Roussillon “has been ignorantly, lazily and damagingly lumped in as a hyphenated adjunct to Languedoc, despite the fact that its history, culture, language, climate,... Read More

2021 has been harsh to most wine regions in France, which have been blighted by frost and unfavourable weather conditions bringing mildew, oidïum, botrytis and black rot to the vineyards. On August 6th, the Ministère de l’Agriculture announced that this year’s French wine production would be even smaller than 1991... Read More