Wine Tasting, Vineyards, in France

Wine Pairing Story (19)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:41:00 +0100

Tongue in action while mooingBeef-tongue cooking in the Loire Less than a year after a wine-pairing story featuring the other end of the cow, the tail, here is one about a very different type of meat : the beef tongue....

Bouilleur de Cru (Burgundy)

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:02:42 +0100

An artisan distillery in BurgundyMorvan, Burgundy Traditional distillers or bouilleurs de cru are very difficult to find in France. Even though they work legally, their activity is strictly reglemented and as they don't sell alcohol but only provide the distillation...

Fred Cossard (Burgundy)

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:22:31 +0100

Fred Cossard in the cask roomSaint Romain, Côte de Beaune (Burgundy) Fred Cossard is one of the new vintners of Burgundy. His wines have an appeal, they're alive and are an intense pleasure to drink, and I felt this trait...

Domaine Fanny Sabre (Burgundy)

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:11:30 +0100

Fanny Sabre in her Vatroom in BeauneBeaune, Burgundy Fanny Sabre runs by herself 4,5-hectare estate in the Côte de Beaune. Her winery is one of the two or three last to have their faciilty located in the old city center...

Wine News (27)

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:00:06 +0100

The Japanese whiskies in ParisThe Japanese whiskies have now their own shopwindow in Paris (6 Carrefour de l'Odéon 75006, along the street going up to the Luxembourg). The major whisky retailer La Maison du Whisky, which is for example the...

Wine Pairing Story (18)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:00:23 +0100

Lone apple hangingThe simplest ingredients make the most elegant dessert. The fruit on the pic above is not a kaki, these bright-colored fruits that dot the Japanese winter landscape. This is an unpicked apple which was nicely waving at us...

La Chapinière (Touraine, Loire)

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:23:31 +0100

Florence Veilex in the chaiChateauvieux, Touraine (Loire) In another life, Florence Veilex, a trained mathematician, was living near Paris and working for a non-wine-related big company. From her child years she had the dream of having her own farm and...

Wine Pairing Story (17)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:56:52 +0100

On the hunt for roe deersReal-meat story This man on the left will be crucial for this wine-pairing story... I went out in the woods several weekends in a row recently with hunters I know in the Loire. Most of...

2007 & 2008 Burgundies

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:20:29 +0100

Philippe Pacalet with MonicaAnother great tasting day at Caves Augé That's another great tasting on the sidewalk, at Caves Augé again (Marc, can I get a case of something I like ?...). the weather was quite awful that day, except...

The Bettane vs Richaud Debate

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:08:05 +0100

Marcel Richaud & Michel Bettane (photos Bertrand Celce/Vinifera)There's been an interesting debate lately between two important currents of the wine world in Paris. This took place november 19th at a one-day public event named Autrement Vin which was organized by...

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