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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
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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
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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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Chinese Wine Review: Chateau Rongzi 2013 Shanxi China
Picture China. Depending on where your from, a collage of pandas, red flags, chopsticks, tea, rice bowls, Mao portraits, and bamboo groves may pass through your mind.
Not this:
Yup. Vineyards. Since at least 7,000 BCE, China has been making alcohol from grapes. Yet wine remained a fringe product, more an exotic treat for the elite than a mass produced, daily beverage for the masses. It took until 1980 for French wine to crack into China, but public interest only swelled by 2000 with China’s global rise. Production has hovered around 7th place worldwide, sandwiched between Argentina and South Africa at 11.5 million hectoliters. Continue reading
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Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Rongzi, China, drinks, Red wine, Rosé, Shanxi, travel, wine, wine review
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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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Champagne, Lanson Black Lable Brut, Reims France NV
Lanson began in 1760. It is one of the oldest Grandes Marques (big brands) Champagne houses. It is the fourth largest today. Even Queen Elizabeth II awarded them a warrant to supply the royal family. Who can argue with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Champagne, Elizabeth II, Lanson, Pinot meunier, pinot noir, Piper-Heidsieck, Sparkling wine, wine review, Wine tasting descriptors
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