Rebecca Gibb MW

Aug 7, 2024 | vinous.com | Rebecca Gibb MW

Sancerre:Combat FatigueBY REBECCA GIBB MW | AUGUST 06, 2024On the first morning of the long summerholidays, the residents of Sancerre awoke to the sound of thunder and thegathering of black storm clouds. In the first half of 2024, the Sancerrois barelyhad time for their rain jackets to dry before being hurriedly put back on. Bythe start of July, the sun had failed to make a worthwhile appearance, and thedemands of the vineyards were visible on the drawn faces, the unshaven lookvery much in vogue.

Oct 19, 2023 | vinous.com | Rebecca Gibb MW

LoireChenin: Dividing LinesBY REBECCA GIBB MW | OCTOBER 19, 2023Black and white stripes are generally reservedfor zebras, but not in the city of Angers. Not only does its soccer team, SCOAngers, play in a black-and-white-striped kit, but its imposing limestonefortress, complete with fairy-tale turrets, is laced with black bands of localschist, creating an idiosyncratic two-tone façade, which exemplifies the twodifferent rock formations of this area.

Oct 11, 2023 | vinous.com | Rebecca Gibb MW

BY REBECCA GIBB MW | OCTOBER 11, 2023In her new book Vintage Crime – A Short History of Wine Fraud, Rebecca Gibb MW tellsthe history of wine through some of the most well-known cases of fraud, inaddition to less well-documented incidents that intrigued Rebecca personally. Having passed the notorious Master of Wine tasting exams in2012, there was just the dissertation to complete before acquiring the elusiveMW letters. But one proposal after another was rejected.

Oct 10, 2023 | decanter.com | Rebecca Gibb MW |Rebecca Gibb

It was a spot of bedtime reading that did it. Desperately seeking a research topic to finish the Master of Wine course, a chapter in Don and Petie Kladstrup’s Champagne mentioned the 1911 riots: Champagne houses were razed by angry growers, the sabre-wielding French army charged down the streets of Epernay, and one of the biggest reasons for the discontent? Wine fraud. This was something I could get into.

Jul 27, 2023 | vinous.com | Rebecca Gibb MW

BY REBECCA GIBB MW | JULY 27, 2023In 2023, Sancerre will commemorate 450 yearssince the siege of the town was lifted. The people of Sancerre, a haven forHuguenots, resisted Catholic attacks and a blockade on the fortified town for overnine months, with many of the townspeople dying of starvation within its walls.