For those who are on a health kick, and read the odd book on processed food vs real food, you’ll know that the odd glass of red wine is actually healthy for you. So, if we were doctors, which we definitely aren’t, we have the wine for you. Tannat, which originates from Madiran in southern France, is dark, inky and has plenty of tannin as well as lots of antioxidants. Drink up!

The French wine scene can be somewhat of a minefield at times, all we really want is a supplier that makes wines from all across the country while still displaying regional and sub-regional typicity.. Simple right?!? Well, enter Maison Johanès Boubée which is a winery that has succeeded in the French landscape, while relatively unknown outside its borders. The winery has access to all the goodies around the country and aside from an impressive winemaking team, it also has employed sommeliers to taste each wine to confirm it meets that all important terroir feel of each region. The winery is a nod to the old-school way, where you didn’t need to boast a fancy label to sell a bottle of wine and the juice inside is the most important part. We have tasted through a large range of their wines and are very impressed with the overall quality in each bottle. The ‘Carte Noire’ range focuses on the regions that don’t get the same amount of attention that the golden children of France, Burgundy, Bordeaux and Champagne, receive.