Grape 100% Pinot Noir Facts This would happen to actually be only the 3rd Rose Sancerre I’ve ever tasted. Rose Sancerre isn’t made in huge quantities, but when you do find it, it’s always made from Pinot Noir. Personally … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Christian Salmon Sancerre Rose, France, Loire, Phylloxera, Pinot Noir, Pouilly-Fumé, Rose, Sancerre | 3 Comments //That’s pretty special!
Posted in News | Tagged France | Leave a comment //Grape 63% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay Facts I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: you (we) don’t drink Champagne often enough! With that being stated from the get-go, I should probably point-out that what we’re dealing … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Bollinger, Bollinger La Grande Annee 1999, Champagne, Chardonnay, France, Grande Annee, James Bond, Madame Lily Bollinger, Phylloxera, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir | 1 Comment //Renowned Rhone producer Michel Chapoutier has added his own comments to the natural wine debate by denouncing natural winemakers as out-of-touch hippies making defective wines. Interviewed in the current issue of Decanter, Chapoutier tells John Livingstone-Learmonth the practice of natural … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Chapoutier, Chapoutier wine, France, Hermitage, Michel Chapoutier, Rhone | Leave a comment //Ever since receiving a set of insanely expensive Laguiole steak knives for Christmas, I’ve been dying to test them out. Truth-be-told, when I unwrapped the small rectangler box on Dec 25th, my heart dropped into my shoes when I saw … Continue reading
Posted in Pairings, Recipes | Tagged Carignan, Cotes du Rhone, France, Grenache, Lamb, Mourvedre, Rhone, syrah | Leave a comment //Every car in France will have to be equipped with a breathalyzer from the spring of 2012. The announcement was made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The new plan will force every driver to have a breathalyzer kit in their … Continue reading
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