Monthly Archives: February 2016

Thirsty Thursday: M. Chapoutier, Chante Alloutte, Hermitage, France 2012 marsanne

Posted on February 4, 2016 by waywardwine

This Thirsty Thursday we open a white wine from Hermitage: a region in the Northern Rhone Valley of France famed for its rich Syrah (so rich, that Bordeaux once “hermitaged” its reds with wine from here). Times have changed. 345 acres … Continue reading →

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Laetitia Winery Review

Posted on February 1, 2016 by waywardwine

If reading is not your thing, here is my roughshod video review of Laetitia Vineyard and Winery (nb: it is a Coquard press, not Jacquard press….that’s for linen…oy)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-7T4R7YZJ0&w=560&h=315%5D

For those born to a world of paper books:

We leave Paso Robles for another wedding (my brother’s) and then return. But on our way back to Paso, we stop in Arroyo Grande Valley for some bubbles. Both Paso Robles AVA and Arroyo Grande AVA sit in San Louis Obispo County (not an AVA), which the Central Coast AVA engulfs. Confused? Here’s a map: Continue reading →