The French Malbec from Cahors Channel

Chateau Chambert

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:08:00 +0100

Philippe Lejeune is the owner of Chateau Chambert, a vineyard of 60 hectares with a long history of nearly 1,000 years. Very ambitious for this gorgeous vineyard located on the very top plateau of the Cahors area, Philippe Lejeune aims at becoming a leader of the appellation leveraging the Malbec grape from Cahors.

Laurence Davidson

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:08:00 +0100

Laurence Davidson became certified as a sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2002. He has since been using his skills as a writer and educator to help people appreciate the broad world through wine. He is now in the process of developing some new technologies that will change the way the everyday consumer works with food and beverage pairings called MySommelierSays. Look for this to launch to launch in mid-2009.

Bubble Brothers

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:08:00 +0100

Julian Alubaidy works for Irish wine merchants Bubble Brothers, trying to keep customers and suppliers happy, and making sure that the wine doesn't run out. These various duties ensure that there's never a shortage of material for the company's blog. The wines of Clos Triguedina in Cahors have featured on the list since early days, and have subsequently been joined by Malbecs from the Loire as well as from further afield. The grape seems to suit Irish tastes, and Bubble Brothers are delighted to encourage and develop this growing enthusiasm.

Sour Grapes?

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:08:00 +0100

Laurence Veale is the author of a wine blog, www.Sourgrapes.ie and lives in Dublin, Irleand. What started as a present of a wine appreciation course and a holiday in Chianti quickly became a passion. This serendipitous route doesn't end there, however. Another gift, this time a book, "Families of the Vine" by Michael Sanders, led him to Cahors. Reading about the passion, hardship and stoicism of the people behind the wine led Lar to seek out the wines of Cahors from the shelves of Irish wine shops, a treasure hunt that he's happy to stay on.

France Malbec

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:08:00 +0100

Thierry and Ghislaine Baltenweck founded the family-owned France-Malbec company to develop their brands on international markets, mostly Brazil. Ghislaine tells us more about this adventure.

White Stone Black Wine

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:08:00 +0100

Born and educated in the sedate southern counties of England, Amanda Lawrence was blessed with pioneering parents who regularly bumped her down the primitive highways and byways of continental Europe. The Quercy was always a favorite halt, slowly working its charms on her until she finally succumbed. Its now where she lives and works as a writer and journalist, overlooking the famous Cahors vineyards.

Olivier GEFFROY, Enologist and Agronomist

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:08:00 +0100

Olivier GEFFROY is an enologist and agronomist, in charge of the communication for the French Wine and Vine Institute, a research center in viticulture and enology located in the South West of France. For 3 years, they have been studying the possibility of producing premium rose wines from Malbec and the way to optimize the aromatic potential of this variety. According to him, Malbec is definitely a great variety to produce some rose wines. Who doubts it ?

Tim York on Malbec

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:08:00 +0100

Tim York would describe himself as "a retired financial executive living in Belgium with a long term interest in wine, classical music and dogs" but he's an active and widely-read poster of tasting notes on forums such as the venerable Wine Lovers Discussion Group. We asked him about his longtime interest in the Malbec grape and Cahors wines.

Philippe Lejeune: Malbec, an International Player

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Wed, 5 Mar 2008 08:08:00 +0100

David Cobbold

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:08:00 +0100

David Cobbold is a British wine consultant, writer and educator, living in France. He started working in the wine trade in 1983 and created his firm, Connaitre et apprecier, in 1996. He currently co-hosts a radio show, In Vino BFM, contributes regular articles to magazines and is the author of several books on wine. David Cobbold tells us why Cahors gives malbec a special accent and why it is good to see a French appellation being creative and innovative.

Philippe Faure-Brac on Cahors

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:08:00 +0100

Best Sommelier of the World in 1992, Philippe Faure-Brac is a regular contributor of articles, writing in various magazines. During a tasting of Cahors wines organized at his restaurant, he talked to us about Cahors wines, their qualities and specificities.

A Flemish Winemaker in Cahors

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:08:00 +0100

Luc Luyckx talks about his adopted Cahors and why he makes hiw wine with the Malbec grapes.

Wine and War authors talk Cahors

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Wed, 6 Feb 2008 08:08:00 +0100

Co-authors of two great books on wine, Wine & War and Champagne, Don and Petie Kladstrup compare today's Cahors Malbec with that of the past and Argentina's Malbec with that of Cahor in this post Cahors tasting interview. Petie Kladstrup writes about life in Normandy at PeteyFemayle.com. Don Kladstrup is currently about to publish an audio podcast of his short stories about a quieter place.

Sharon, Meet Malbec

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:08:00 +0100

Sharon Bowman writes about wine at SharonWine.Blogspot.com. She was not previously familiar with Cahors or Malbec, we were interested in her thoughts on the subject. We spoke with her at the recent Malbec de Cahor tasting at the Tastemonde Restaurant in Paris. Just after tasting several Cahors wines, and just before lunch, we asked her for her impressions of the wines and a guess about what would be on the menu for lunch.

Gary Vaynerchuck on Malbec and Cahors

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:08:00 +0100

Gary, well known for his WineLibrary TV podcasts, speaks about his experiences with French Malbec from Cahors. He feels it's more food friendly and more "old world" than the Argentinian Malbecs that have become popular in recent times.

Two Scientists on Malbec and Cahors

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Two scientists give us their views about Malbec of Cahors. First, Dr. Nicolas Vivas, researcher and professor at the Universite de Bordeaux talks about terroir and its relation to wine. We then spoke to Dr. Mark Lipton, a long time wine lover and an associate professor at Purdue about his impressions of Malbec as a variety and the wines of Cahors.

Jamie Goode on Cahors Malbec

french.malbec@gmail.com (UIVC) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Jamie Goode, author of The Science of Wine and no stranger to the wines of southwestern France, chats with us about Malbec and Cahors.