Tracey Dobbin
Wine Masters: Provence
The famous benchmark rosé we all know, is the Provence pale rosé. When Lucien Peyraud received a pre-phylloxera bottle of Bandol from his father-in-law on his wedding with Lucie (Lulu) Tempier, this inspired him to re-start the production of the mixed-grape wines of Bandol with Mourvèdre as the dominant grape. Lucien and Lulu became the ambassadors of the Bandol appellation. Two generations later, there is no family heir to the estate.
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Wine Masters: Beaujolais
Georges Duboeuf, “the King” of the Beaujolais, is inextricably linked to this region. He introduced the celebration of the new Gamay harvest, the Beaujolais Nouveau, and made it a worldwide famous festivity. Thanks to this popularity, also Beaujolais Cru’s like Fleurie, Morgon and Moulin-à-Vent finally get the attention they deserve. His grandson Adrien Duboeuf-Lacombe was chosen as his successor at a very young age.
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Wine Masters: Southern Rhône
Known as the wine of the popes, it was however Robert Parker who put the entire southern Rhône valley on the wine map at the end of the last century. Today many people see Beaucastel of the family Perrin as the benchmark of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
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