MAITRE DE CAVE

a wineblog, but not only

Our wineblog is dedicated to amateurs, explorers, and connoisseurs of wine. Join us to enjoy the wine and cuisine from cutting edge dining experiences, the conviviality of wine events and the focus of critical tastings, and the beauty and pleasure of the exciting destinations we investigate. Welcome on board.

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By Maitre de Cave

When an American sommelier and a French enologist share their wine passion

also their passion and interest for culture and gastronomy, so many comments may pop out ! Time for us to share our experiences .

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Robert Lawrence Stepek is a cosmopolitan, North American Sommelier-Consultant with more than 45 years of critiquing wines as an importer, retail and restaurant manager, and Cellar Master. Robert Lawrence guides you through the olfactive, gustative, and tactile universe of wines.

Marie Pull is a Languedocian globetrotter as well as an Oenologist and webmarketer. Marie has been a winemaker and worked in oenotourism as both a project manager and a Community Manager. She is happy to share her winery experience and technical information regarding wines, viticulture, biodiversity, wine-industry revelations and innovations, and leading edge internet marketing including web3 creativity.

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Dégustation à l’Azienda Agricola Pianta Grossa- Val d’Aoste

Oct,22, 2026 | 1.Notes de dégustation, 2.Visites et évènements bacchiques

L’Azienda Agricola Pianta Grossa de Luciano Zoppo Ronzero produit des vins empreints d’élégance et de finesse.
Bien que ces cuvées conservent un caractère rustique, elles témoignent d’une philosophie de vinification sophistiquée, donnant naissance à des vins originaux qui captent immédiatement l’attention et méritent d’être découverts avec soin.

Bordeaux Primeurs 2025 — Un millésime de feu et de fraîcheur

Mai,3, 2026 | 1.Notes de dégustation, 6. Interviews

Le millésime 2025 offre en effet des vins solaires, d’une maturité éclatante, mais souvent déjà presque plus accessibles que les 2024. Les meilleurs allient puissance, élégance et fraîcheur, une combinaison rare dans un contexte climatique exigeant.