'Provençale', 'Rhodanienne', 'Bourguignonne', 'Ligérienne': each one has a specific weight, shape and name depending on the region it comes from... We are of course talking about the wine bottle! The bottle has enabled increasing mastery of wine over the centuries. It has led to an improvement in the preservation and, as a result, the quality of wines.

“Il a une belle robe, il est gouleyant, il a de la cuisse”. Coluche's line in the film L'Aile ou la Cuisse (The Wing or the Thigh) has become a well-known phrase. But what does 'gouleyant' mean? And what is the 'cuisse' and the 'robe' of a wine? There is no shortage of adjectives to choose from when talking about wine. Maison Gabriel Meffre throws a little light on the tricky language of wine tasting.

The series of portraits of women at Maison Gabriel Meffre continues! Valérie Vincent talks about her daily work as Head of Marketing and Communication and reveals current projects.

Summer is coming and with it delicious, sun-drenched fruit desserts! We can end our meals on a variety of sweet notes, other than classic French desserts such as ‘fondant au chocolat’ and apple tart. Véronique Torcolacci, oenologist at Maison Gabriel Meffre, gives us some delicious ideas for desserts that you will most certainly want to leave room for!