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Early Greats of Côte Rôtie & Cornas

5 important dinners honoring The Golden Age of five seminal Northern Rhone Growers. Press

Preserving the Language of Côte-Rôtie

Eric Asimov discusses preserving the language of classic Côte-Rôtie and the region's divergent styles. Article

The Soul of Côte Rôtie: René Rostaing

René Rostaing explains Côte Rôtie’s noble terroirs. Article

RWC Interviews: René Rostaing

RWC talks with René Rostaing about winemaking in Côte Rôtie, both now and during the time of his legendary uncle, Marius Gentaz, and father in-law, Albert Dervieux. Article

The Golden Age of Côte Rôtie and Cornas

Mannie Berk talks about an epic tasting celebrating four icons of classic winemaking in the Northern Rhône. Event

Early Greats: Joseph Jamet

A dinner celebrating Jamet Côte Rôties, 1983-1999. Event

Early Greats: Georges & Robert Jasmin

A dinner focusing on the classic Côte-Rôties of Georges & Robert Jasmin, back to 1978. Event

Early Greats: Marius Gentaz

A dinner focusing on the classic Côte-Rôties of Marius Gentaz, back to 1978. Event

Early Greats of Cote Rotie: René Rostaing

A tasting featuring an identical sixteen vintages from 1985 to 2011. Event

Early Greats: Auguste Clape

A dinner focusing on the classic Cornas’ of Auguste Clape, back to 1978. Article

Rhône Historian: Jean-Paul Jamet

A one-on-one chat with Côte Rôtie's ever-thoughtful Jean-Paul Jamet. Article

Endangered Wine

The purchasing decisions of the modern-day consumer offer the best hope that typicity and tradition can survive in the Northern Rhône. Article

RWC Newsletter Celebrates 300th Issue

Our newsletter celebrates its 300th issue. Article

The Genius of Noël Verset

Reflections on RWC’s retrospective of Noël Verset Cornas from 1985 to 2006. PRODUCER

Champet

If one were to search for today’s most purely traditional Côte Rôtie estate—the equivalent of Ch. Rayas or Henri Bonneau in Châteauneuf—it would certainly be Champet. And the fact, that little here has changed over the past fifty years, makes this timeless domaine all the more magical. PRODUCER

Rostaing

Domaine Rostaing produces classic Côte Rôties from vines once belonging to Gentaz and Dervieux. PRODUCER

Jean-Paul Jamet

A much admired classicist, Jamet makes Côte Rôtie with an unbending respect for tradition. PRODUCER

Domaine Barge

When the site is right, and the winemaker knows what he or she is doing, single vineyard wines from Côte Rôtie can be magical. One of our favorite domaines for getting it right is that of the Barge family, whose wines today are second to none as expression of both site and tradition. PRODUCER

Jasmin

Supremely elegant, Jasmin’s Côte Rôtie is the result of a philosophy handed down through four generations. PRODUCER

Pierre Gonon

The Syrah grape can count no less than four Northern Rhône areas as truly providential. One, of course, is the renowned Hermitage. The other three—Côte Rôtie, Cornas and St. Joseph—are less well-known but their best wines can rival anything their famous neighbor can turn out. PRODUCER

Cayuse

Christophe Baron’s has redefined how Americans think of Washington State Wine. PRODUCER

Jaboulet

Jaboulet’s most famous wine, then and now, is the legendary Hermitage La Chapelle, made from fruit from their own vines. PRODUCER

Quinta de S. José

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Prager

The Prager estate has become a giant of Austria’s Wachau thanks to the developing genius of winemaker Toni Bodenstein.