
Yohan Castaing
Bordeaux native Yohan Castaing is a freelance journalist, based in France. He reviews wines from the Loire, Languedoc, Roussillon, Provence, southwest France and Champagne houses for The Wine Advocate. He founded Anthocyanes, a French wine guide, and Velvety Tannins, a guide to the wines of the Rhône Valley. He also writes for wine publications including Gault&Millau and Jancis Robinson. Castaing has held a variety of positions in the wine industry such as wine buyer and marketing director. He was a wine marketing consultant and the author of several books about wine marketing and wine tourism before, in 2011, he became a full-time freelance wine journalist focusing on the industry and wine reviews.
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Why is this Auxerrois wine labelled as Pinot Blanc? Ask DecanterWhy can bottles labelled Alsace Pinot Blanc have anything up to 100% Auxerrois in the blend?
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First taste: Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires 2006Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires 2006 tasted
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First taste: Bollinger PN VZ 15 – first new cuvée in over 10 yearsIt will go on sale in the UK on 21st July
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Domaine du Closel Clos du Papillon: Vertical tastingNotes from an eye-opening tasting...
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Vintage report: What to expect from the Champagne 2018 vintageA preview of what to expect from Champagne's 2018 vintage once it's bottled...
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Billecart-Salmon: Producer profile & latest releasesA look at this 200-year-old house...
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Burgundy wine ambassador Charles Rousseau diesBy Yohan Castaing Last updated
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DRC co-director Henry-Frédéric Roch dies aged 56By Yohan Castaing Last updated
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Krug appoints new Champagne cellarmasterChampagne house Krug has reorganised its cellar team...
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Champagne Joseph Perrier new releasesTasting the new releases...
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Update – French wine harvest to rebound in 2018, say officialsHow it's shaping up around the key regions...
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Producer profile: Château TalbotKnown among claret lovers for its consistency, Château Talbot has a long history of family ownership....
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Burgundy’s latest biodynamic convert: Château de PommardSilicon Valley owner buys into biodynamics...
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France grapples with definition of natural wineFrench wine officials have resolved to create a definition...
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Tour de France protest: Deal offered to appease winemakersA sponsorship deal has been made to prevent French winemakers from blocking the Tour de France in protest.
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Age and disease threaten Burgundy wine shortage, report warnsDisease and ageing vineyards taking their toll, says BIVB...
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First taste: Thiénot X Penfolds Champagne collaborationThree new Champagnes...
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Loire 2018 preview: appellations to know & top winesPlus some of the best wines from the vintage...
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Château Dauzac in Bordeaux to get new ownerAnnouncement expected following talks with French entrepreneur...
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Château Montrose owners invest in Henri Rebourseau in BurgundyBouygues brothers follow Clos Rougeard purchase with Burgundy move...
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France’s Henriot buys control of Oregon wineryChampagne and Burgundy owner moves into Oregon...
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Cornas pioneer Pierre-Auguste Clape diesOne of the pioneers of the Cornas appellation...
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Hail hits Nuits-St-Georges area in BurgundyDamage reported in several vineyards...
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French officials threaten to deport Japanese winemaker couplePair launch appeal over ruling...
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