Woo-hoo! I just was checking to see if anybody has links to le wine blog on their site and it turns out three Frenchies do: http://altaide.typepad.com/jacques_froissant_altade/2004/12/conseils_aux_ca.htmlhttp://www.u-blog.net/eldrakan/note/56469http://winemarketing.blogs.com/about.html Boring for you, thrilling for me. I will be posting some photos from France, now that I have an easy way to load them up. I have some awful [More]
Happy Valentine’s Day
If you are wondering what a wine geek would want or get for Valentine’s Day, here are some thoughts. *Champers, Champers, Champers. Instead of a regular bottle, go big and get a magnum. *Old wine. As in a great wine from a great vintage. It is truly a special treat to drink a great wine [More]
Great Wines for Under $15!!!
On a little binge last night I,uh, “tasted” a couple of extraordinary wines, especially for the price. The first was my beloved Chablis (2002) made by Gerard Tremblay at Domaine Des Iles. Reviewing my last post on the Drouhin 2003 Chablis, this blows it away. Better producer, better year, and no oak. This had the [More]
Chablis by the Ton (or Kilo)
Some of the best bottles I have had from Burgundy have been by negociants: Nicholas Potel (of course), Latour, and Drouhin. The nice thing about these producers, especially Latour and Drouhin, is that you can find their wine at any halfway decent grocery store. I just was able to try the 2003 Joseph Drouhin Chablis [More]
Bivalves Rule!
Now that I am Seattle I am relishing the chance to eat all kind of delicious fishies and shellfish, plucked fresh from the ocean. Naturally, I have had some exquisite wines to go along with these. Oysters are heavenly this time of year. While I always knew a nice dry Vouvray would be a perfect [More]
Free Wine Dinner!!!
On one of my last days in Burgundy I was tasting at Domaine de la Vougeraie and the winemaker, Pascal, noted that he was going to be in Chicago the Monday after Thanksgiving and invited us to join him for a wine dinner. It was held upstairs at Bistro Margaux in Old Town (so aptly [More]
The Burgundy Diaries: 10/15/04 Beaujolais
I am tasting a couple of Cru Beaujolais from Morgon that we picked up yesterday. This Caveau Morgon had over 75 different vintages and producers. It was mind-blowing. Picked up an ’01 and a ’95 for less than 10 euros each and am tasting them now. Beaujolais is beautiful….Huge rolling hills with vines on every [More]
