Vintage 2015 (Mostly) Cru Classé Bordeaux Tasting on March 6th
Tuesday March 6, 2018 at the Crystal Ballroom at the Rice (Please see the end of this post for an update on Bear Dalton) This event…
LOUIS JADOT 2015 Tasting and Seminar on 01/29/18 (New Date)
Rescheduled from 01/08/18. Louis Jadot is among the very best negoçiants in Burgundy. But calling Jadot a negoçiant is a bit like calling an aircraft carrier…
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…
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: 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…
