Charlemagne
Wine Club - 2006 Tastings
Monday 16th October 2006
The Wines of Southwest France presented by Quentin Sadler
French wine is not just about Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhone, or even
Champagne, Alsace or the Loire. In many smaller wine producing areas a new
generation of vignerons are building on long standing traditions to
produce wines of quality and individuality. Southwest France includes many
small areas whose names may be familiar from touring holidays after the
obligatory visit to Bordeaux. Cahors, Madiran, Bergerac, Jurancon and
Monbazillac are probably the better known but Quentin, whose wine
interests "roam the globe, wherever expressive and idiosyncratic
wines can be found" will surely present some surprises. Despite
his apparent youth, Quentin has spent almost 20 years in the wine trade.
In that time he has done most things - managing wine shops, selling to the
trade, hotels and restaurants, buying, marketing and a lot of tasting.
Those who attended the Wine Rack tasting earlier this year will, no doubt,
remember his enthusiastic style!