The Wine Whore - A Blog that Works for Wine! (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
While traveling in France, one name came up repeatedly: Robert Parker. I haven't figured out if the French love him for bringing fame and fortune to their world of wine, or hate him for causing French wine to be crafted to fit his palate. One thing is for sure, Parker is the root cause behind too much wood in wine. By that, I mean that Parker's desire for new oak fueled the "overoaked" wine...
Now we are talking old school New Orleans, French influenced Creole cuisine. Merchand de Vin sauce, which translates “Wine Merchant Sauce”, was made popular by the French wine merchants attempting to sell more of their wares by creating new marketing avenues. Well it worked because this sauce was just the ticket for the somewhat flavorless beef tournedos [...]
How would you pair French wine with braised abalone? A year after Hong Kong scrapped a 40 percent tax on wine, sales are booming, and the territory is positioning itself as the wine capital of Asia. Published on http://wine.the-world-in-focus.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Drink This: Wine Made Simple (Hardcover) by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl Product Description Ever been baffled by a wine list, stood [...]
OK, if it weren't already obvious that we should be taking a winter jaunt to Paris, here we have yet another Paris hotel package deal that sounds, well, délicieuse . And that's not because of its sexy hotel name. This time the package revolves around something we find it very hard to resist: French wine. This month is all about Beaujolais Nouveau. And even though it's the time when your local...
Btms^ for Friday, November 6. Drink 4cast 4 2day: A Tequila Sunrise, 2 toast 2 “The Eagles” Glenn Frey, born 2day in 1948. Friday, November 6 from 5 to 7 pm @ Springhurst: Special French Wine Tasting with Clos du Gravillas wines and owner John Bojanowski, Complimentary samples of his wines include: CLOS DU GRAVILLAS L’INATTENDU CLOS DU GRAVILLAS [...]
It's time to ruminate on wines and turkey. From the perspective of undoubtedly many a wine professional – spending Thanksgivings at tables with as many as a dozen different bottles of wine at a time (the most ever for me: some five dozen bottles shared with Greg and Gary Butch’s families at their restaurant, Elizabeth on 37th in Savannah... thanks, boys! ) – I think I can do this....
Btms^ for Thursday, November 5…we like to think of it as “Friday Eve”! Drink 4cast 4 2day: 2 Sam Adams beers for Birthday toasts 2 rockers named Adams…Bryan born 2day in 1959, and Ryan born 2day in 1974. Friday, November 6 from 5 to 7 pm @ Springhurst: Special French Wine Tasting with Clos du Gravillas wines and owner John [...]
It has always puzzled me that Bordeaux is world famous for its wines but still has so much yet to discover. Tourists will flock to well known sites lured by the historic châteaux and superb wines secreted in their cellars but there are charming backwaters to Bordeaux that are also hiding away. Unlike California with its bustling wine routes and open house wineries much of Bordeaux – and...
The ramp up has begin for the long-anticipated opening of Chef Thomas Keller's first Los Angeles restaurant, Bouchon in Beverly Hills. Chef Keller now has a total of seven Michelin stars to his credit (three for The French Laundry in Yountville, California, three for Per Se in New York City and one for Bouchon in Yountville). Bouchon in Beverly Hills will feature classic bistro favorites and seasonal...
It is the harvest of the century in Bordeaux, with exceptional weather conditions producing grapes so fine that dogs are turning vegetarian to eat them.
The motorway was dreadful, " Slow for 6 miles " read the sign. I decided to take an early exit, and, as the lights turned green at the top of the slip road, pressed down on the throttle. What followed was the loudest snapping sound ever. The car wouldn't budge. Fellow motorists honked horns, shouted, gesticulated and implied that my parents weren't married when I was conceived. Their initial...
Belgian beers are considered by many to be the world's finest, as complex and nuanced as French wine and a heck of a lot more fun to drink. Fortunately for suds aficionados, the country's most celebrated brews will be...
News received during the weekends Wine Bloggers Conference in Lisbon - the Wine Travel Guides website has made its wealth of content free to view! Previously, the 50 guides to France, Italy and Spain were only available to paid annual subscribers, but now all website visitors can freely view the in-depth information to plan their own wine tours. Aimed at independent travellers who want to include...
For all the criticisms levelled at the wine industry, it's nothing if not generous. This tasting was put on by Domaine Wine Shippers, one of the more renowned importers of French wine into Australia, with the likes of DRC, Raveneau, Billecart & Bouchard in their portfolio, not to mention the likes of local stars Clarendon Hills, Meerea Park & Yarra Yering. Every year they hold a two day tastefest...
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