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      “Champagne helps to marvel !” said Georges Sand (French writer). And after this day spent at Taittinger, we can confirm ! Indeed, we were on Monday, May 16,  in an exceptional visit at the House of Champagne Taittinger. One of the last family Champagne Houses of the region. 

A day full of exchanges and discoveries, each one more beautiful than the previous one ! From the historical cellars of the house, between tastings and meals washed down with Champagne in the Château de la Marqueterie, to the visit of the Chardonnay vineyards on the Colline de la Marne. This day allowed us to solidify our partnership and exchanges, as well as to discover once again the Taittinger range. 

Embark with us in this sparkling journey that was on the theme of the celebration, and more particularly in the universe of the Counts of Champagne !

Continue reading Wine Palette visits the Champagne House Taittinger !  

Ah ! La France ! Hugo Grotius [Dutch jurist] said: “France is the most beautiful kingdom after the kingdom of heaven” and if you ask us, we will tell you that he was obviously right (yes, we voluntarily chose a positive quote). 

Have you ever visited France ? If not, we highly recommend it !

And since you are interested in wine, today we are talking about wine tourism in France. Are you interested ? Everything happens below !

Continue reading Any ideas for your summer vacation ? Discover wine tourism in France !

The sunny days are coming, and the rosé wines always follow! 

An essential element of every summer season, rosé is an unavoidable symbol of French wine culture. Indeed, we love rosé in France ! But it remains little known and little consumed internationally, we are sometimes surprised by this lack of interest for the product which has already convinced the whole country.

So why should you be interested in this exceptional product ? Everything happens just below !

Continue reading Summer is coming… so is Rosé !

The wine and spirits trade show season is in full swing and Cuvelier & Fauvarque is looking forward to meet the actors who animate the wine and spirits sector on the international scene !

Where is it possible cross paths with us ? We will tell you everything below !

Continue reading Wine Palette is on the road, meet us at the best wine fairs !

You heard a lot but never understood the concept of French En primeurs wines !? Hey wine lover, this article is for you.

Continue reading The prestige of Bordeaux, “En primeurs” wines : Decoded

Why is Beaujolais Nouveaux important for the French wine industry ? Here is all you need to know about Beaujolais Nouveaux – the first wine after harvest. Continue reading Beaujolais Nouveaux : The first wine after the harvest

Ending with the 2020 Bordeaux primeurs, surprising vintage ! 

What is buying wine en”primeur” ? 

Quick reminder, buying wine “en primeur” means to taste and buy wines whose harvests happened the year before directly from the winery and receive them months after, after wine maturation.

The annual tasting allows wine experts to discover the last production from the barrels.

The Chateaux offer some of their production at a lower price than the final bottled product that will be sold to the public.

Two years ago, before the Covid crisis, people working in the wine sector were traveling all around the Bordeaux region for days in a row to taste as many wines as possible.

Nowadays, there are several tastings organized during the last week of April not only based in Bordeaux and in France, but also happening in major cities around the World.

Our recommendation after tasting:

 We would like to define wines from Right bank as consistent wines whereas left bank wines are more uneven.

Right bank (Rive Droite)

Continue reading Spring News from Wine Industry (2/2)

L’Arbate is a modern brand created by two life passionate people : ARnaud and BAPTiste.

Their goal is to provide affordable wine to people who like good things.

For the first product, they decided to create their own rosé brand : Le Premier Jour.

It is a smooth, floral, tasty rosé from AGP Méditerranée, South East of France. It is already our best rosé seller !

Do not hesitate to ask for a sample !

L’Arbate Le Premier Jour

Starting with Frost, 

potential disasters have happened during these two nights.

Between the 6th and 7th of April, French wine productors used fire to protect their vineyards against the cold and the frost

They used several methods, at different costs: candles, tea, warm cables, helicopters flying low over vines to move hot air around in a desperate attempt to save their vines …

Although we are confident, it is difficult today to measure the true damages caused. We need to wait for the harvest season, which will start around the end of August.

Continue reading Spring News from Wine Industry (1/2)

Since the pandemic crisis and month after month, many businesses have changed theIr methods.

The wine industry is not an exception and we need to adapt ourselves and understand how things are going to work outs and play our cards right.

Continue reading 2021 seems to be a year of change, and a year for change.