Renaissance of the French vineyard - 21/22 November 2005 - Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Oxfordshire -
A 2 day festival to promote eight wine growers from four different wine regions of France (Rhône Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon, Bordeaux and Burgundy). "For the first step, we are removing from our list, all the over-oaked, ‘New World’ style red wines, regardless of their origin. We are bidding goodbye to, and ridding our cellars of, wines that are unbalanced, whether through jammy fruit, lack of tannin or too much oak. We will also remove all of the white wines which are flavoured with too much vanilla, over-oaked or too buttery... these wines may be enjoyed as an aperitif with friends but do not enhance and complement fine food." Booking required - see www.frenchduck.co.uk/WHATSON.htm
