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Limoux's "wines of light" have been celebrated ever since Titus Livius coined that memorable phrase in the 1st century, and today's wine writers are celebrating them still. Please click here to read what they are writing about them today, and click on the links below to see what they say about Rives-Blanques

Our Written Press

May 2008: The Guide Hubert 2008, an authoritative food and wine guide published by Pierre Casamayor recommends two wines from Rives-Blanques …

24 April 2008: La Dépeche du Midi salutes the two regional producers who won medals for wines made by sustainable viticulture, of which one was Rives-Blanques

April 2008: This month's edition of La Revue du Vin de France recommends La Trilogie from Rives-Blanques as one of the 100 most 'original' and 'characterful' wines in France ...

March 28 2008: The leading Dutch daily national newspaper de Telegraaf waxed 'lyrical' about the "modern elegant white wines" from Rives-Blanques in today's edition.

16 February 2008: The Saturday magazine of Le Monde calls the Rives-Blanques La Trilogie an honour to the Languedoc, a magnificent, superb wine ....

January 2008: The eminent Bordeaux-based wine writer Didier Ters zooms in on Rives-Blanques in his French wine website, http://www.lejournalduvin.com .... -

January 5, 2008: One of Ireland's major national daily newspapers, The Irish Independent , choses the Cuvée Occitania from Rives-Blanques as one of the wines 'making its mark' in the Languedoc ...

December 2007: Frank van de Auwera's renowned Wine Guide 2008 introduces Belgians to a 'wonderful and above all original wine' from Rives-Blanques - the mauzac, Cuvée Occitania.

December 15, 2007: The Irish Times sets the scene for Christmas Day with the Chateau Rives-Blanques Blanquette de Limoux -

December 2007: Terre de Vins highlights Limoux's carnival, culture, and hidden treasures ... also at Rives-Blanques, where everything is Tout en Blanques

November 29, 2007: Two wines from Rives-Blanques were featured in the Midi Libre's special supplement on the best wines of Languedoc-Roussillon .... -

October 2007: Hachette Pratique 's Guide to the 1000 Vins du Monde published by the Oenologists of France rates the Rives-Blanques chardonnay, Cuvée de l'Odyssée at the top of the Limoux appellation ....

October 2007: The French gastronomic magazine, Thuries says Limoux whites rival the very best white wines of France .... -

September 2007: Lyon's daily newspaper Le Progres praises two wines from Rives-Blanques in a special supplement ....

September 2007: A France Update in this month's edition of the UK's trade magazine The Drinks Business cites Limoux as a 'prime example' of new developments ...

September 2007: The Belgian culinary magazine, Ambiance salutes the Rives-Blanques la Trilogie in its blind tasting of Languedoc wines ... -

September 5, 2007: The respected French current affairs magazine, L'Express, gave Limoux a coup de coeur and selected the Rives-Blanques La Trilogie as one of its best bottles ... -

September 6, 2007: The leading French current affairs magazine, Le Point published a special 108-page Wine supplement, featuring Limoux as a top appellation and Rives-Blanques as a top producer .... -

September 2007: The Guide Hachette des Vins 2008 awards a star to the Rives-Blanques chardonnay .... -

August 2007: The Petit Futé's 2008 guide to the 1001 Meilleurs Vins à moins de € 8.00 includes the Rives-Blanques country wine ... -

August 2007: The famous French wine-tasting duo Bettane & Desseauve include Rives-Blanques in their selection for Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2008 -

August 2008: Patrick Dussert-Gerber's highly respected Wine Guide 2008 includes three wines from Rives-Blanques ...

August 2007: The indispensible little 'Red Guide' to the best value wines in France recommends the chenin blanc from Rives-Blanques ...

July 7/8 2007: Jancis Robinson recommends the chenin blanc from Rives-Blanques, Dédicace , in an article entitled 'Where Blood is Thicker than Wine' in the Financial Times

July 25, 2007: Pure Pleasure! is how the newspaper Midi Libre describes the 2005 Cuvée Occitania from Chateau Rives-Blanques in its feature on the great gold medal winners of the Concours des Grands Vins du Languedoc-Roussillon

June 2007: Rives-Blanques embarks on an adventure of sexual confusion, reports Reussir Vigne

June 2007: The most published wine writer in the world, Dutchman Hubrecht Duijker, praises the mauzac from Chateau Rives-Blanques

May 2007: Belgium's most prolific wine writer, Frank van der Auwera finds the Wow! factor in two Rives-Blanques wines ...

May 2007: La Revue du Vin de France makes its selection of the best wines of the 2006 millésime, and includes the Chateau Rives-Blanques chenin blanc, Dédicace

April 2007: La Revue du Vin de France writes about its forthcoming salon in Paris and says that Rives-Blanques is 'not to be missed'

March 2007: The Irish Times falls for the Chateau Rives-Blanques mauzac, Cuvée Occitania

February-March 2007: Gault Millau picks the Chateau Rives-Blanques Cuvée de l'Odyssée 2004 as the "expression of sunshine" in its global tasting of chardonnays ...

February 2007: Ireland's Business and Finance choses the Rives-Blanques chardonnay Cuvée de l'Odyssée as it's 'Best Buy' bottle ...

February 2007: Food & Wine Ireland does a global tasting of sparkling wine and awards three stars to our Blanquette de Limoux 2002

January 2007: The sumptuous Les Grands Crus du Languedoc et du Roussillon by Michel Smith cites Rives-Blanques as a vineyard to watch

December 2006: Decanter choses Cuvée Occitania as one of the best wines of 2006, while Steven Spurrier meets the New Blood in the Midi and finds some interesting red wines alongside the Rives-Blanques whites

November 18, 2006: Jane MacQuitty, wine writer of the London Times calls the Rives-Blanques Chenin Blanc, Dédicace the ‘Star Wine' in her annual selection of the 100 best Winter Wines … - 2006/11/24

November 2006: The Belgian Wine Guide, Wijnkoopgids 2007 included the Rives-Blanques Chardonnay du Domaine 2005 in its 300 best price/quality wines selection.... - 2006/11/24

November 2006: Two Blanquettes de Limoux from Rives-Blanques were placed in the top ten French sparklers by Holland's leading wine publication, Perswijn this month .... - 2006/11/10

September 2006: The Irish Independent writes about women in wine, and ennobles Chateau Rives-Blanques with a 'princess'... - 2006/10/20

September 2006: Chris Kissack, the internet's respected Wine Doctor, features Rives-Blanques on his popular website - 2006/09/30

September 2006: Vino magazine in the Benelux selected the Rives-Blanques second-label chardonnays in its tasting of the best of the region's Vins de Pays d'Oc ... - 2006/09/29

September 2006: The respected Guide des Vins Dussert-Gerber mentions the mauzac, Cuvée Occitania, for the first time in its newly published 2007 edition ... - 2006/09/04

August 2006: The Guide Rouge puts two Rives-Blanques wines at the top of the appellation - 2006/08/31

August 2006: French Wine Guide Gilbert & Gaillard selects the Cuvée d l'Odyssée from Rives-Blanques - 2006/08/24

August 5, 2006. Christine Austin of The Yorkshire Post talks to three winegrowers in the South of France - 2006/08/16

July 15, 2006: The Irish Times Magazine recommends a visit to Rives-Blanques. - 2006/08/15

July 2006: La Revue du Vin de France features Cuvée Occitania on its front cover and includes Rives-Blanques in the 60 vineyards worth visiting
this summer in France. - 2006/07/01

May 13 2006 The Irish Times selects Cuvée de l'Odyssée as its Bottle
of the Week - 2006/06/27

May 2006: La Revue du Vin de France publishes its list of the best wines of the 2005 millésime nationwide, and includes two from Rives-Blanques. - 2006/05/20

May 2006: From Russia with love - Russia's gourmet food & wine magazine 'Chef' features Rives-Blanques in its latest issue - 2006/05/07

February 2006: Two Rives-Blanques wines selected for the ProWein special edition of WeinMarkt in Germany - 2006/05/07

April 2006 The latest edition of the Dutch magazine for Francophiles, En France reminds its readers there's more to bubbles ... - 2006/04/16

March 2006: Tom Stevenson's Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, the classic reference to the wines of the world, hails Cuvée Occitania from Chateau Rives-Blanques ... - 2006/03/03

March 2006: Expansion discovers the sparkle in Limoux ... - 2006/03/02

February 2006: La Revue du Vin de France discovers that there is more to Limoux - and Rives-Blanques - than Blanquette - 2006/01/27

December 2005: !SICA gives the Chateau Rives-Blanques Blanquette de Limoux a 'coup de coeur' in its Christmas edition - 2005/11/29

November 2005 The 2006 Guide to the Best Wines for the Best Prices came down heavily in favour of Chateau Rives-Blanques ... - 2005/11/09

October 2005 1000 Vins du Monde 2006 published by the Oenologues de France was came out this month with its selection of the best 1000 wines in the world. - 2005/10/02

October 2005 South of France: How to find Great Wines off the Beaten Track by Jonathan Healey (Mitchell Beazley) is the adventurous wine-buyer's 'must-have'. - 2005/10/02

September 2005 Guide Dussert-Gerber Vins de France 2006 comes out this month favouring our chardonnay, Cuvée de l'Odyssée and our Blanquette de Limoux .... - 2005/10/02

September 2005 Our Trilogie de Limoux makes it into Guide Hachette 2006 - 2005/10/02

July 2005 Decanter Magazine's Steven Spurrier choses Chateau Rives-Blanques Blanquette de Limoux ... - 2005/06/25

May 2005 La Revue de Vin de France's annual roundup of the best wines of the millésime include two from Rives-Blanques ... - 2005/05/28

05 March 2005 L'Indépendant du Midi: Dédicace gets food/wine writer Daniel Bailbé out of a pickle ... - 2005/03/06

Feb 11, 2005 L'Echo makes a magic mix of Blanquette and Carnival ... - 2005/02/19

16 January 2005 - The Dépêche du Midi covers the late late winter harvest at Rives-Blanques ... - 2005/01/15

December 2004 "Pure pleasure from the South of France" is how the Dutch celebrity food and wine writer, Nicolaas Klei, describes our Blanquette ... - 2004/12/20

November 2004Oz Clarke, the 'world's most entertaining wine writer' had some serious things to say about Cuvée de l'Odyssée in his new Wine Buying Guide. - 2004/11/30

November 27 The UK's Daily Telegraph choses our Blanquette de Limoux as a cure for Christmas Affected Doom Depression and Despondency... - 2004/11/29

November 25, 2004: Our Blanquette gets a "coup de coeur" from the Midi Libre ... - 2004/11/26

Oct 31, 2004: La Depeche du Midi recommends the Chateau Rives-Blanques Blanqette ... - 2004/11/03

13 October 2004 An "Open Door" at Rives-Blanques puts us back in the news in the region's daily La Dépeche du Midi - 2004/10/25

September 2004 Simon Hoggart, the well-known British columnist and wine writer had a few sage words about our Blanquette in The Spectator late this month ... - 2004/10/25

September 2004: The Queen of Irish wine writers, Mary Dowey, chose a Domaine Rives-Blanques chardonnay as her bottle of the week ... - 2004/10/25

September 2004: Guide Hachette 2005 comes out with some nice things about Chateau Rives-Blanques - 2004/09/16

September 2004: Dussert-Gerber's award-winning Les Guides des Vins de France 2005 has something nice to say about Rives-Blanques ... - 2004/09/05

l'Indépendant, August 21, 2004 This newspaper's special supplement Guide des Vins Blancs puts Rives-Blanques on the map - 2004/09/05

Bath Life July 2004 Edward Mercer takes a look at the wines of Limoux and Chateau Rives-Blanques - 2004/07/16

1000 Vins du Monde, La sélection 2004 des Oenologues de France includes two wines from Chateau Rives-Blanques ... - 2004/07/12

La Revue du Vin de France,June 2004 Nous avons beaucoup aimé ... Occitania - 2004/06/01

La Revue du Vin de France May 2004: Journalists from France's leading wine magazine come to Rives-Blanques in search of Limoux's identity. - 2004/05/01

De Spits February 2004: Dutch wine writer Janna Rijpma visits Rives-Blanques and is seduced by its wines - 2004/02/01

Wine International, February 2004: Dedicace (AC Limoux) is the only French non-Loire chenin banc to make the cut in this respected publication’s global tasting. - 2004/02/01

Gusto, January 2004: Hungarian journalists pay a surprise visit to Rives-Blanques and discover Blanquette de Limoux - 2004/01/01

Reussir Vigne, December 2003 : The respected French trade magazine affirms that Jan & Caryl are hands-on workers, ‘not investors’ - 2003/12/01

L'Indépendant, November 2003: - 2003/11/09

La Depeche du Midi, October 2003: This daily newspaper is interested in the newest wines in the appellation : Cuvee Occitania, (mauzac) and Dedicace (chenin blanc). - 2003/10/22

L’Independant, October 2003: The daily newspaper does an in-depth report on the renovated facilities at Rives-Blanques. - 2003/10/21

Meilleurs Vins a Petits Prix, September 2003 : The annual guide to the best wines at the best prices includes Cuvee Occitania. - 2003/09/01

La Revue du Vin de France, August 2003 : The respected French monthly wine magazine includes Cuvee Occitania (mauzac) in its annual roundup of the best wines of the 2002 millesime. - 2003/08/01

Roundabout, July 2003 : Holland’s only English-language monthly cultural guide interviews us at Rives-Blanques and devotes several pages to the story of Blanquette de Limoux. - 2003/07/01


La Revue du Vin de France, June 2002 : The doyen of French wine publications includes our Cuvee de l’Odyssee 2001 in its roundup of the best wines of the millesime. - 2002/06/01

Le Paysan du Midi, May 2002 : This agricultural daily is excited about the clover being planted at Rives-Blanques between rows of vines as a weed deterrent. - 2002/05/01

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