El tesoro de Rennes Le Chateau/ The Treasure of Rennes Le Chateau: Un misterio resuelto/ a Mystery Solved (Spanish Edition)
Vinography (Free subscription) | yesterday
Visitors to Napa Valley, even those on their first trip, have a hard time missing the Grgich Hills winery, which sits prominently on the west side of Highway 29, its flower beds almost pushed right up against the edge of the blacktop. Of course, when the winery was established in the late 1970s there was a lot less traffic on that same highway, and founder Miljenko "Mike" Grgich was a young...
SLAKED! (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Mareuil-sur-Ay, this brut rose is a pale blood orange / raw salmon color. Orange blossom and rose water compose the firm midnote, with nice citrus notes on the finish. Very suave and unusually long. From all 2005 fruit; equal parts pinot noir and chardonnay. A Terry Theise Estate Selection from Skurnik . Purchased at Heights Chateau.
Schiller Wine (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Picture: Wine Maker Philipp Wittmann from Rheinhessen/Germany The Wine Spectator released its Top 100 Wines 2009 list today. The Number 1 wine is: 2005 Columbia Crest Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington State/US Two German wines made it to the list. 2008 Loosen Riesling QbA, Dr. L, Mosel, Number 62, 90 points, $12 2007 Wittmann Riesling QbA Trocken, Weingut Wittmann, Rheinhessen, Number 87, 93 points,...
LENNDEVOURS (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
By Julia Burke, Niagara Escarpment Correspondent It’s exciting to find a great selection of New York wines in a shop. But a wine store devoted entirely to New York State? Carl Schmitter, owner of Chateau Buffalo in Buffalo, NY, is...
Washington Wine Report (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Reminder that this month's Virtual Tasting will take place on Monday November 23rd. Read about it here . Well folks, it’s time once again to make some Thanksgiving wine recommendations. Marcus and Melissa at EAT & DRINK In The Northwest covered rosés in their post earlier this month , so I will focus here on a few whites and light bodied reds. In terms of white wines my personal preferences...
the new bordeaux (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
In the interest of doing what I say on the tin, I thought it would be useful to highlight how Bordeaux fared during the Wine Future conference in Rioja. For a start, there were very few Bordelais winemakers there. Among the non-speakers, I saw Jean Charles Cazes, and reportedly Bernard Magrez was there, although I didn’t see him personally (would love to hear what he took away from the two days...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Petrus, Romanee-Conti, Chateau d'Yquem -- wines coveted by connoisseurs, and targeted by counterfeiters. According to French wine professionals, a handful of rare and fine wines face the same threat from fraud as luxury handbags and designer sunglasses. Trafficking in fake wine has "always existed a little, but it's definitely amplified with the rising prices of fine wines", said Sylvain...
Vinography (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
This is one of those wines that I live for. The kind that begins with an unknown bottle thrust in front of me by a friend with a twinkle in their eye, and ends with a profound memory of taste that becomes one of those moments that wine lovers cherish. Such wines are not common, at least not for me, but they are what keep me passionate about drinking and writing and enjoying the world of wine. Occasionally...
The Wine Cask Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Nose: inky salt water taffy, tar, lush blackberry Palate: juicy macerated berries, pepper, firm acid core with tannins that play at the edges. Finish: more juicy dark berries with cedar notes, anise at the back of a very long finish. Overall: Young and juicy. This will continue to become more and more complex as it matures and the flavors settle. I was out at a very fancy restaurant on business where...
Wine Pictures from BKWine (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
(Chateau Richelieu has been sold to a Chinese retail chain according to press information.) La Favorite. Chateau Richelieu, Fronsac, Bordeaux, France - THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Chateau de Richelieu winery, Fronsac, Bordeaux, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. The Chateau Richelieu estate is located in Fronsac,...
Jean-Luc Thunevin's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
I was invited for a dinner and tasting by the owner of Chateau Faugères, Silvio Denz, for 14 of his friends including Franz Wermuth, Peter Sisseck, etc… Old, very old wines were served to celebrate the opening of the new cellar and a promising 2009 vintage. The meal was prepared by the caterer who also works for La Dominique : Amuse-bouches and oysters (Papillon et N°4) Champagne...
McDuff's Food & Wine Trail (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
When friends called to say I should stop by on Friday night because they'd opened a couple of interesting bottles of Morgon, I figured the least I could do was add a third to the mix. After a wee glass of the Crémant de Loire "Brut Sauvage" NV from Château des Vaults (Domaine du Closel) to whet the whistle, we started off with my contribution to the trio. Morgon (Lot S), Marcel...
Bordeaux-Undiscovered (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Last week I had the pleasure of conducting a Vertical Tasting of both Chateau La Fleur Morange and the Second Wine Mathilde for the ‘Amicitia Per Vimum’ wine society at the Wig and Mitre in Lincoln. They had not come across these lovely wines before and having seen the scores and notes from Robert Parker and Jancis Robinson they were really looking forward to the tasting and certainly weren't...
Mary to Many (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
We slipped out of the BlackBerry developer conference from time to time for tea and Frikken Good Chicken with Iain T and Monica, for gelato smoothies at the Ferry Building, for meetings at the Blue Bottle Coffee by the old mint, for a delicious lunch with friends at the Michelin-listed bistro beginning with P that we can't remember the name of, for jook and duck rice and puer and chai with Rick at...
Another Food Blog (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
At a dinner in college I was the one bringing the wine. Since my host was a New Zealander, the New Zealand pinot noir I might have chosen brought thoughts of coals to Newcastle. Instead I went European, choosing a cuvée du Vatican Chateauneuf du Pape. The pope’s ninth chateau is not far from where [...]
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