Languedoc — Wine & Culinary Heritage
Dismissing Languedoc wines as bulk (the quality revolution is 40 years old — catch up). Treating all Languedoc wines as the same (the terroir diversity is enormous — Pic Saint-Loup and Corbières are as different as Burgundy and Rhône). Overlooking old-vine Carignan (once despised, now producing some of the region's most exciting wines). Serving too warm (even the big reds benefit from a slight chill — 16-17°C). Ignoring the whites (Languedoc whites from Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne are increasingly impressive). Choosing by price alone (the quality bell curve is wide — seek out the specific AOCs).
Dismissing Languedoc wines as bulk (the quality revolution is 40 years old — catch up). Treating all Languedoc wines as the same (the terroir diversity is enormous — Pic Saint-Loup and Corbières are as different as Burgundy and Rhône). Overlooking old-vine Carignan (once despised, now producing some of the region's most exciting wines). Serving too warm (even the big reds benefit from a slight chill — 16-17°C). Ignoring the whites (Languedoc whites from Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne are in
Languedoc Wine Renaissance connects to similar techniques: Priorat (Spanish wine renaissance from bulk region), Sicily (Italian wine quality revolution), Alentejo (Portuguese quality emergence).
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