
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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Bonneau du Martray sold to Screaming Eagle and Arsenal owner
Stan Kroenke buys majority stake in famed Burgundy estate...
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Domaine Leflaive gets a new general manager
New manager joins from Domaine de la Vougeraie...
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Chablis winemakers save vines from tar plant
Early Christmas present for Chablis wine producers...
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French winemakers sound alarm over cheap imports
Languedoc winemakers are unhappy about Spanish imports...
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Beaujolais crus ravaged by heavy hail storm
Some producers are calling for a state of emergency...
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Beaujolais winemakers protest over low prices
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Beaujolais head steps down over ‘unacceptable pressure’
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Hail in Chablis vineyards adds to frost woes
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Alsace Pinot Noir makers push for grand cru status
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Fire in Languedoc: Flames scorch Corbières vines
Winemakers report singed grapes and charred animals...
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Fraud probe finds Spanish wine passed off as French
French grower fined after fraud investigation...
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Languedoc wine legend Aimé Guibert dies
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Burgundy merchant raided over wine fraud
Customs officers raided Maison Béjot Vins et Terroirs following suspicions that fraudulent Burgundy wines were being produced.
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French winemaker threats secure Tour de France deal
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La Lagune co-owner Caroline Frey buys Swiss vineyard
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Heavy hailstorm hits Mâconnais vineyards in Burgundy
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Vineyard vandals attack Clot de l’Oum in Roussillon
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Bidders battle for jeroboam of ‘greatest Sauternes vintage’
Jeroboam of Climens 1921 from Barsac steals the show...
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Yves Saint Laurent co-founder to auction cellar with Haut-Brion 1945 & Climens 1921
Shipwrecked Champagne and Lafite-Rothschild 1895 also on the list...
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French winemakers threaten Tour de France blockade over Chilean wine deal
Winemakers in Languedoc-Roussillon plan to 'block' the Tour...
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DRC co-owner helps revive historic Burgundy vineyard site
Aubert de Villaine helps pave way for Crémant de Talant...
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Pierre Cheval, leader of Champagne UNESCO project, dies
Pierre Cheval, the man who led Champagne's successful UNESCO World Heritage application, has died.
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Michel Chapoutier buys Provence rosé Château des Ferrages
Maison Michel Chapoutier, the well-known producer of Tain-l’Hermitage in Northern Rhône, has bought Château des Ferrages in Provence.
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Charly Foucault of Clos Rougeard dies
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