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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Le Grand Ballon
Chardonnay
2018
IGP Val de Loire Dry white wine
Le Grand Ballon
2018
AOC Touraine Red wine
Le Grand Ballon
2018
AOC Touraine Dry white wine
Le Blanc Ballon
2017
AOC Touraine Chenonceaux Dry white wine
Le Grand Ballon
2017
AOC Touraine Chenonceaux Red wine
Domaine Landrat-Guyollot
La Rambarde
2017
AOC Pouilly-Fumé Dry white wine
Caves de Pouilly sur Loire
2017
AOC Pouilly-Fumé Dry white wine
Caves de La Tourangelle
Vintage
2018
AOC Touraine Rosé wine
Caves de La Tourangelle
Vintage
2018
AOC Touraine Dry white wine
Corine de Loire
2018
IGP Val de Loire Dry white wine
Famille Bougrier
Sauvignon Blanc
2018
AOC Touraine Dry white wine
Famille Bougrier
V Douce France
2018
AOC Vouvray semi-dry white wine
Domaine des Guidoirs
2018
AOC Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie Dry white wine
La Grange d'Abélard
2018
AOC Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie Dry white wine
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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.