This just speaks for itself: In 1989, André Daguin was nominated by the French Presidency to prepare the dinner on the occasion of the 200 years anniversary of the French Revolution. Several Heads of State were present and André Daguin chose to serve Colombelle alongside Pichon Longueville 1928, Dom Perignon 1959 and Bas-Armagnac 1904.

Austrian rieslings rule. The have these beautiful slender bottle that doesn’t fit in your fridge standing up. The labels are crazy. Here is the one I’m drinking now: 2001 Prager Weissenkirchen Federspiel Steinriegl. (I know, a bit of a mouthful to pronounce. Much easier to drink, thankfully.) . Anyhoo, they have wonderful acidity, a little [More]

Oh yeah, the trout also had this honey-bacon crispy bits that were wonderful.

This is a great neighborhood place with updated comfort food. I had a delicious Tempranillo from Spain, and then a Colombelle-esque white wine from Gascogny. Whereas the Colombelle is peaches, peaches, peaches (!!!), this wine has an incredible lime flavor. It was great with two distinct dishes: 1) Pan-seared crispy trout with roasted tomatoes, braised [More]

Today I got to drink a 1964 Borgogno Barolo. Wow! To drink a wine that is 40 years old and so incredibly elegant…what a treat! It had a nose of dirt, earth, must, truffles/mushrooms, and a wonderful black cherry fruit as it glided down my throat. Just perfect. BTW, Barolo is a red Italian wine [More]

Rosés are incredible dry wines that are so lovely when well-chilled in the summer. If you have read my previous post about the Wild Boar White, and checked out the Routas link, you will be happy to hear I am drinking the 2003 Routas Rosé. It is a blend of 40% Grenache, 30% Syrah, and [More]

This wine is from Oregon and made from the Gamay grape. Gamay is the grape of Beaujolais, just south of Burgundy. You may know Beaujolais Nouveau, which is mostly thin and boring. Well the Brick House is lovely, pure red fruit, low tannin, but a little bit of raisiny richness. It is also made from [More]

You know how I love the Colombelle….Ugni Blanc and Chardonnay. Dry, light, peaches. I discovered another wine with the unfortunate (for export only) name of Wild Boar White. It is ugni and chard, with 40% Viognier. So it has a bit more richness, but still that nice peachy flava. I think simple, cheap white wines [More]