Tag Archives: Syrah

ENTRÉE PARIS 5: Maison Rouge’s CO HO LA and Jacky Blot’s Brut Tradition: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #44

Posted on October 14, 2013 by waywardwine

This Monday’s EU Austerity Drinking Adventure (day 80) finds us winding up our last days in Paris.

We revisit Montmarte and its Sacre Coeur to find both changed. Today, the sun’s glare brings out tourists and pick pockets. Inside, a moment of song and ritual seems lovely, but crowded.

Tumbling down Montmarte towards the city center we halt at Le Repaire de Bacchus: a wine-geek oasis in this urban desert. Continue reading →

Posted in Paris, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Brut Tradition, Carignan, CO HO LA, Cor Hominis Laetificat, European Union, France, Grenache, Jacky Blot, Jardin du Luxembourg, Le Repaire de Bacchus, Loire, Loire Valley, MAISON ROUGE, Mona Lisa, Montmartre, Mourvèdre, Musée du Louvre, Nicolas, Paris, Syrah, Tours, United States | 2 Comments

Syrah “Cuvée”, Edward Sellers, Paso Robles, CA USA 2005

Posted on February 6, 2012 by waywardwine

Edward Sellers. Oh, I get it. Sellers. Cellars. Har, har. What clever consultant group cooked that up? Probably the same who thought: well, people like cake and bread. Let’s call it Cakebread Cellars. Brilliant! Wait. What? They’re both real winemakers? … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Syrah | Tagged Bob Lindquist, Bordeaux, Burgundy, California, Côtes du Rhône AOC, Edward Sellers, France, Gary Eberle, Joseph Phelps, la Cigar Volant, Paso Robles California, Randall Grahm, Rhone Rangers, Syrah, wine | 5 Comments

Grenache/Syrah, Clos Chanteduc, Côtes du Rhône, France 2009

Posted on April 25, 2011 by waywardwine

Clos Chanteduc is delicious. Drink it. End of story. Or is it? In 1984, now famous chef Patricia Wells left America to live in Provence. She watched her first harvest from the villa in idle bliss, but was soon shocked. … Continue reading →

Posted in Grenache Blend, Red | Tagged Clos Chanteduc, Côtes-du-Rhône, French wine, Grenache, Kermit Lynch, Patricia Wells, Provence, Syrah, wine | 3 Comments

Grenache Blend, Bonny Doon Vineyard, Le Cigare Volant, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, Earth 2004

Posted on March 21, 2011 by waywardwine

One should never drink and vlog, but considering that half the bottle is gone, my memory served me decently here. To clarify, the Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC has allowed 18 grapes since 2009, although 13 has been industry standard since 1936. Cigare … Continue reading →