PARTIAL TO PINOT
OK, I admit it. I’m partial to Pinot Noir. Not a sucker for but partial to. Especially during the summer when I want fine reds I…
There’s a New Sancerre in Town: FRANÇOIS LE SAINT
François Le Saint is the label used by the Fouassier family, owners of Domaine Fouassier and is one of the oldest wine growing families in Sancerre,…
POUSSE d’OR’s 2014 Burgundies
Every fine wine is a product of person and place. For the wines of Pousse d’Or, that person is Patrick Landanger; proprietor, vigneron, innovator. Landanger had…
Winery Profile: HEARST RANCH
Heart Ranch Winery is a partnership between Steve Hearst of the Hearst Family (yes, that Hearst Family – William Randolph Hearst and Hearst Castle and all…
Best Pink Bubbles in the Market? BARONS de ROTHSCHILD Brut Rosé
What’s the best bottle of pink bubbles (Ok, Rosé Champagne) in the market right now? Barons de Rothschild Brut Rosé NV gets my vote. Every time…
SIPPING DIFFERENT
Summer is here and it’s getting (gotten?) hot. If you’re at all like me, your pace has slowed a bit, you’re eating some different (lighter) foods, and maybe thinking about…
Ch. GRAND CORBIN DESPAGNE, St. Emilion, 2011
From owner/winemaker François Despagne (the motive force) comes this St. Emilion Grand Cru Classé from Corbin on the eastern edge of where St. Emilion touches Pomerol…
La CHABLISIENNE, Chablis La Pierrelee, 2014
There are co-ops and then there are co-ops. While I’ve had a lot of bad wine made at co-ops all over the world, there are several…
Promising Pessac: Ch. HAUT VIGNEAU 2014
Formerly part of a much larger estate belonging to Baron de Montesquieu, Ch. Haut Vigneau is now the property of Eric Perrin (one of owners of Ch.…
Baby Margaux: Ch. PONTAC PHENIX 2012
Ch. Pontac Phenix is the out-of-appellation second wine of Margaux’s Ch. Pontac Lynch (a personal favorite of mine). Same winemaking team, equipment, and techniques as the…
