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Read moreThe wine trade is invited to attend the Sud de France Top 100 Discovery tasting – Part II. This new principal event of our awards year will bring together the new line-up of the 100 winning wines from the landmark 10th edition of the competition as well as additional select wines from 16 of the winning producers. To be hosted on 18 October, this autumnal tasting will take place in a new airy venue, The View in London’s Holborn.
The 16 producers visiting the UK will include independent boutique wineries as well as acclaimed negociants and cooperatives and will showcase 100 extra cuvees covering the whole of the Occitanie Region. Most of these wines are looking for distribution.
The Languedoc-Roussillon Sud de France/Sud Ouest Top 100 is a snapshot of the best of the diverse Occitanie region and are defining the region right now. It is a mix of widely distributed wines as well as newcomers to the UK market – and this year 60% of the selection awaits discovery and seeks UK distribution. Expect to see the results of winemakers’ confidence in prestige wines, as well as challenger styles from organic and sustainable production.
The Languedoc and the Roussillon vineyards, part of the Rhône Valley and the South-West comprise the largest production region in the world and will all be represented at this unmissable tasting. The Occitanie region comprises the Languedoc and the Roussillon vineyards, part of the Rhône Valley and the South-West and it represents the largest production region in the world.