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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
Tag Archives: Burgundy
Wine Review: Domaine Tollot-Beaut Chorey-Les-Beaune Rouge 2011
Now trapped at home, my cellar (aka crawl space) lights up the end of this dark tunnel. Each bottle holds a glimpse into the world before this plodding, boring present. I would rather open wines too early than too late for the sake of some palate time travel. So, yes, let us crack open another Burgundy. Continue reading
Posted in Pinot Noir
Tagged 2011, Bourgogne, Burgundy, cellar, Corona Virus, Covid 19, drink, France, pinot noir, Tollot-Beaut, travel, wine review, Wine tasting descriptors
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Rock’In Bottle
Want more minerality in your wine? Somehow this bottle of bright, chalky, organic white Burgundy also trapped a piece of gravel in its glass base: It looks like the wine should be fine…we’ll see.
Canadian Pinot Noir Eh!? Alderlea v Quill v DeVine Vancouver Island BC
By choice or by fate, I cannot escape Pinot Noir. I was born in Oregon and returned to its wine industry. Our traipse through the extreme wines of Vancouver Island have gone from bad to worse to decent, usually faltering with noble grapes like Chardonnay (here), Gamay (here), but succeeding with weird hybrids like Savignette (read here). Can this warm pocket in the Northernmost fringes of winemaker pull off the queen of grapes: Pinot Noir? Continue reading
Posted in Pinot Noir, Uncategorized
Tagged Burgundy, Canada, Canadian wine, drink, Oregon, pinot noir, travel, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, wine
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Wine Review: Sparkling Aligote from Cave de Bissey
I need to bring something home. Even though I sell wine, my wife deserves something different from time to time. Champagne would be great. But I only have a $20. I start flipping the bottles at a store checking back labels for something new. Then, one read in small print at the top: Continue reading
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Tagged Aligoté, BIssey, Burgundy, Cave, Champagne, drink, wine, wine review
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