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Philippe Faure-Brac won the Best Sommelier of the World Award in 1992. Today Philippe Faure-Brac is as attentive as ever to his restaurant, Bistrot du Sommelier in Paris and is a regular contributor of articles, writing in various magazines. He is also a member of the tasting committee of the "Wines of France" magazine. He takes part weekly in an emission of radio on BFM called "In Vino". |
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In 2000, Luc Luyckx and Marc Van Antwerpen, two Flemish winemakers passionate about Cahors wine, took over Château Fontaynes and renamed it Château Famaey. Luc Luyckx talks about his adopted land and the Malbec grape he uses to make his wine. For more details on Luc, Marc and their work at Chateau Famaey, discover their web site. 
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Co-authors of two great books on wine, Wine & War and Champagne, Don and Petie Kladstrup compare today's Cahors Malbec with that of the past and Argentina's Malbec with that of Cahor in this post Cahors tasting interview. |
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Petie Kladstrup writes about life in Normandy in her blog Petey Femayle.com. Don Kladstrup is working on a short fiction podcast to be available soon on a network near you. | |
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Sharon Bowman writes about wine at SharonWine.Blogspot.com. She was not previously familiar with Cahors or Malbec, and we were interested in her thoughts on the tasting. We spoke with her at the recent Malbec de Cahor tasting at Le Taste monde Restaurant in Paris. Just after tasting several Cahors wines, and just before lunch, we asked her for her impressions of the wines and a guess about what would be on the menu for lunch. |
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Gary, well known for his WineLibrary TV podcasts, speaks about his experiences with French Malbec from Cahors.
He feels it's more food friendly and more "old world" than the Argentinian Malbecs that have become popular in recent times.
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Two scientists give us their views about Malbec of Cahors. First, Dr. Nicolas Vivas, researcher and professor at the Université de Bordeaux talks about terroir and its relation to wine.
We then spoke to Dr. Mark Lipton, a long time wine lover and an associate professor at Purdue about his impressions of Malbec as a variety and the wines of Cahors.
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