BEAR on BUBBLES: The Current State of Champagne
The older I get, the more Champagne I drink. Well, Champagne and other sparkling wines. Those others include other French Fizz, Cava, British Bubbles, California sparklers…
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SOLD OUT! – A November Bordeaux Dinner to Remember
At 7pm on Thursday, November 29th, please join me, Spec’s fine wine buyer Bear Dalton, at Lucio’s for a fun and delicious look at 2012 Bordeaux and more paired with a…
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The Friday Fizz: CHAMPAGNE HENRIOT
The Person: The late Joseph Henriot (1936-2015), former head of Veuve Clicquot and owner of Henriot in Champagne and Bouchard Pere et Fils in Burgundy. (His successor is his son…
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Sold Out – CHAMPAGNE!
Please join Spec’s fine wine buyer Bear Dalton at 7pm on Monday, November 19that The Wine School at l’Alliance Française for Champagne! In Champagne, we will taste and…
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The Friday Fizz: LOUIS SACY Brut Grand Cru, Champagne, NV
The Person: Alain Sacy, 16th generation Champagne vigneron (vine-grower) and 2nd generation owner of Champagne Louis de Sacy The Place: The Louis Sacy winery and vineyards in…
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OPUS ONE 2015 is at Spec’s
Year-in-and-year-out, Opus One is one of the top Cabernet-based wines from Napa Valley and this 2015 is no exception. In stock now. OPUS ONE, Napa Valley, 2015 ($332.49 Cash,…
AGE-WORTHY BORDEAUX
Much is made of wine’s ability to age and the glories of mature wines. Most of this is just so much bunk. Only a small percentage…
The Friday Fizz: CASTELNAU Brut Reserve, Champagne, NV
Two for Tuesday: Domaine Serene
Three for Thursday: Red Bordeaux Values for Everyday Drinking
The Friday Fizz: Three-Under-$30 (per bottle)
The Friday Fizz: BRITISH BUBBLES
IT’s A THING! Until recently, when I thought of British bubbles, I thought of Bollinger and Pol Roger and Lanson which are real-deal French Champagnes that…
Henriot Cuve 38, Champagne, NV
In 1990 Joseph Henriot set aside one vat to which to add a portion of outstanding Blanc de Blancs each year, capturing the essence of every…
The State of Rosé – Fizz, That Is!
7pm Monday December 11th atThe Wine School at l’Alliance FrançaiseIn The State of Rosé – Fizz, That Is!, we will focus in on, taste, and discuss only Rosé Sparkling wines from…
The Friday Fizz: CASTELNAU Brut Reserve, Champagne, NV
There may be people who think fine wine can’t come from a co-op but those people haven’t visited the right co-ops. A wine co-op is a…
Two for Tuesday: Domaine Serene
Located in the Dundee Hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Domaine Serene is the property and passion of Minnesota natives Ken and Grace Evenstad (who were formerly…
Friday Fizz: Codorniu’s Barcelona Cuvee 1872 Cavas
Cava (which is to say Spanish sparkling wine made using the Champagne process) was first produced by Josep Raventos (of Codorniu) in 1872. This “Barcelona Cuvee…
Three for Thursday: Red Bordeaux Values for Everyday Drinking
Sometimes you want a nice bottle of red Bordeaux but you maybe don’t want a great bottle of red Bordeaux. I know. I get it. Sometimes…
The Friday Fizz: Three-Under-$30 (per bottle)
I love Champagne and for me, every Friday is Champagne Friday. Still, I don’t always want to break the bank buying my Friday Fizz. Here are…
