Between Minho and Tejo. A journey to wine in Portugal
Millennia-old traditions and cutting-edge start-ups: Portuguese viticulture is a fascinating balancing act of extremes. Similar to Eastern Europe, the sector was blocked…
Portrait: Champagne Roger Coulon
History The Coulon family has been rooted in the so-called Petites Montagnes south-west of Reims since the 17th century. The family first…
SLP’s Top-10 wines on Wine Paris 2025
Admittedly, the selection has a red wine emphasis. This is due to my second focus in Paris, champagne, which was given a…
SLP’s Top-10 Champagnes on Wine Paris 2025
149 champagne producers were listed in the Wine Paris exhibition catalogue – a number that makes it impossible to get a complete…
Château Lafleur – the Pomerol enigma
What makes a wine really great? The price, the ratings, the lack of availability? Château Lafleur is the third most expensive wine…
The crisis as an opportunity. A conversation with Frédéric Rouzaud and Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon
SLP: French viticulture is in crisis. But it’s not just the entry-level segment that is currently affected, but also the luxury segment.…
Portrait: Champagne Valentin Leflaive
History If you want to know what Champagne Valentin Leflaive aspires to, you have to go back to the end of the…
SLP’s top 10 wines 2024
Two German wines, one Californian, but seven French wines. My personal review of the 2024 wine year is actually not very diverse.…
Champagne new releases at the turn of the year
Blanc de Noirs, i.e. ‘white’ champagne made exclusively from red grapes, is a trend in Champagne. Many Maisons have presented premieres in…
200 years Cognac Delamain
‘What is time?’ Thomas Mann asked in his novel “The Magic Mountain” and answered: “A mystery, a figment – and all-powerful.”. The…
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