Pairings
29 Oct 2026
Squash pasta with sage brown butter and a Romanian red
A gentle autumn pasta dish, lifted by crisp sage and crunchy hazelnuts, with a generous Romanian red to go with it.
Loire Valley wines awarded at the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge
The results of the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge are a practical tool intended to help you in your choices. Filter your search by appellation, region, score obtained, year of Challenge. You can then instantly find your favorite wines and producers. Our rating out of 100 allows us to have a sufficiently large grid to reproduce all the nuances perceived in tasting.
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Claude Michel Pichon
2025
IGP Val de Loire Rosé wine
84
points
Domaine des Raillères
2025
AOC Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie Dry white wine
87
points
Claude Michel Pichon
2025
AOC Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie Dry white wine
88
points
Benoit Chauveau
CroqSilex
2025
AOC Pouilly-Fumé Dry white wine
89
points
Benoit Chauveau
Millésime
2024
AOC Coteaux du Giennois Red wine
86
points
Domaine du Haut Fresne
2024
Coteaux d'Ancenis Fluffy white wine
87
points
Domaine du Haut Fresne
2023
AOC Crémant de Loire Sparkling wines
88
points
Moulin des Vrillères
2025
AOC Sancerre Rosé wine
84
points
Moulin des Vrillères
2025
IGP Val de Loire Dry white wine
87
points
Domaine Beurdin
2025
AOC Reuilly Dry white wine
88
points
Antoine de la Farge
2025
AOC Menetou-Salon Red wine
88
points
Antoine de la Farge
2024
AOC Menetou-Salon Red wine
88
points
Antoine de la Farge
2025
AOC Reuilly Dry white wine
88
points
Antoine de la Farge
2025
AOC Quincy Dry white wine
90
points
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Pairings
29 Oct 2026
Charred hispi cabbage with anchovy butter and Cape sauvignon
Charred in a cast-iron pan and topped with anchovy butter, hispi cabbage is served like a cut of meat. Three Cape sauvignons to go with it.
Portraits
26 Oct 2026
Ferrer Wines: Building a new premium Spanish wine powerhouse
Wine has long been woven into the history of the Ferrer family, but today marks a decisive turning point. After selling its stake in Freixenet to Germany's Henkell – now the sole owner of the flagship Cava house founded by the Ferrer family at the end of the 19th century – the family has chosen to reinvest the estimated €30 million proceeds into its own venture, Ferrer Wines. Ferran Ribalta Riu, managing director of the company, shares insights into this new chapter for the family business, determined to secure its place in the constellation of leading international wine companies.