A Port Primer with Rui Ribeiro of Symington
Please join Spec’s fine wine buyer Bear Dalton at 7pm on Monday, December 10th at the Wine School at l’Alliance Française to welcome Rui Ribeiro of Symington…
Vintage Porto 2016
It’s been a while since I’ve had much to say about Port. We drink Port wines at home on a regular basis and the stuff we…
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…
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…
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…
Appreciating Anderson Valley: HANDLEY Pinot Noir 2013
When you ask most U.S. consumers where their favorite new world Pinot Noir is grown, you have a good chance of hearing “Russian River Valley” or…
British Bubbles: HATTINGLEY VALLEY
Made using the Champagne process in Wield in East Hampshire in the south of England, Hattingley Valley’s sparkling wines (English Fizz, British Bubbles) come from grapes…
A USEFUL CLARET
Claret – pronounced clair-et (or kler-ət) with the “t” pronounced – is an English (not French) word for a particular shade of red. The term Claret…
