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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La Roche Saint Aens
2024
AOC Coteaux du Layon Sweet white wine
87
points
Domaine Charbonnier
2024
AOC Touraine Red wine
87
points
Domaine Charbonnier
2024
IGP Val de Loire Red wine
88
points
Domaine La Barbotaine
Millésime
2024
AOC Sancerre Rosé wine
90
points
Petard Bazile
2024
IGP Val de Loire semi-dry white wine
88
points
Vignoble Château Bénéhard
Mademoiselle
2016
AOC Coteaux du Loir Red wine
90
points
Réserve des Dars
2023
AOC Saumur Champigny Red wine
88
points
Domaine du Noyer
2023
AOC Chinon Red wine
88
points
Domaine Alain Da Costa
2024
AOC Chinon Dry white wine
89
points
Domaine Alain Da Costa
2024
AOC Chinon Red wine
87
points
Vignoble Château Bénéhard
Muguette
2017
AOC Coteaux du Loir Dry white wine
92
points
Domaine des Bonnevaux
2024
AOC Saumur Champigny Red wine
90
points
Domaine des Bonneveaux
2024
AOC Saumur Champigny Red wine
88
points
Kevin et Karine Lauverjat
2024
AOC Sancerre Dry white wine
91
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.