Posts in Category: John Livingstone-Learmonth

Super Rhône

with John Livingstone-Learmonth

John Livingstone-Learmonth’s tasting of the wines of the Rhône at St Cross on 19th September was remarkable for its passion, its erudition and the quality of the wines he showed. Rightly this was a full house of members – over 70 in total – a tribute to the man and his subject.

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The Expert’s Rhône

John Livingstone-Learmonth

John Livingstone-Learmonth first visited the Rhône in 1973, and has since dedicated most of his life to writing and talking about the region’s wines - describing himself as ‘the oldest rocker in town’ in his LinkedIn profile. He is the author of four books on the Rhône, including The Wines of the Northern Rhône, which won the Louis Roederer International Book Prize in 2006, and runs the website drinkrhone.com. He is a Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole and an honorary citizen of the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. 

John explained his belief that balance, rather than intensity or concentration, is the quality that makes for great wines. Wines chosen for the tasting were made by young winemakers, and all reflected the passion, commitment and sureness of touch of their creators in their ‘hand-made’ quality. 

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