
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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Bordeaux assesses hail damageThe potential damage in the vineyards...
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Champagne growers hit by violent hailstormSeveral hundred hectares damaged in the Aube region...
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Château Franc Mayne sold in St-EmilionFranc Mayne joins St-Emilion deals list...
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French wine harvest 2017 set for ‘historic low’ after frostBuy your favourite French wine while you can...
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Suspected French wine militants to be tried in court
For a number of violent protests...
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Pape Clement owner Bernard Magrez attacked at homeEstate owner managed to untie himself and call police...
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Bernard Magrez buys Château Le SartreMagrez expands in Bordeaux...
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American couple take on Burgundy’s Clos de la CommaraineBurgundy estate gets new management...
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Clos de Tart sold to Latour owner PinaultFrancois Pinault and family expand their luxury wine empire...
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Chanel expands in Bordeaux with Château Berliquet dealBy Yohan Castaing Published
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Large Beaujolais estate sold after three centuries in same familyChâteau de la Chaize sold in Beaujolais...
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Antinori buys Chilean winery Haras de PirqueAntinori buys winery of JV partner...
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Fake Châteauneuf-du-Pape scandal hits bulk wine firmRhône producers join prosecution as civil party...
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Guigal buys Châteauneuf-du-Pape winery NalysFamous Rhône producer breaks new ground in Châteauneuf-du-Pape...
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‘Tornado’ of hail hits Beaujolais vineyardsBeaujolais vineyards hit by heavy storm...
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Château Soutard owner buys neighbouring Château Petit Faurie de SoutardThe two chateaux are neighbours in St-Émilion...
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‘Catastrophic’ hail in Chablis, Beaujolais and CognacBy Yohan Castaing Last updated
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Viognier saviour Georges Vernay dies in the RhôneThe man who rescued Viognier and an appellation...
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‘Devastating’ frost strikes Bordeaux vineyards nextBordeaux becomes latest victim of frosts hitting Europe...
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Frost leaves vines ‘looking like dried tobacco’Frost fears spread across France and Europe...
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Vinexpo to launch trade show in New YorkWine trade expo group revives plan to enter US...
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Laurent Ponsot to leave family winery in BurgundyLauded winemaker Laurent Ponsot quits to set up on his own...
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Chinese wine pioneer, Gérard Colin, diesA pioneer for Chinese fine wine...
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Tension mounts over Corton hill’s ‘mystery buyer’Winemakers raise concerns but no deal confirmed...
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