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[Travel Blog] Day Nine: Two Days of Barrel Tastings
Mixed Case: Natural Wine Sampler
“Natural wine” is a popular buzzword these days, one with varied definitions and no lack of controversy. Whatever you take it to mean — biodynamic, no sulfites, organic, unfiltered — the goal is the same: to create wine with little intervention between grape and glass.
[Travel Blog] Day Eight: Sample Day!
[Travel Blog] Day Seven: Smoke! Fire! Gevrey-Chambertin!
[Travel Blog] Day Six: Côte de Nuits
[Travel Blog] Day Five: Southern Burgundy
[Travel Blog] Day Four: Northern Rhône and Beaujolais.
Northern Rhône and Beaujolais
2015 Old-Vine Crozes-Hermitage: “a Model of Balance and Finesse.”
This morning we visited our Northern Rhône producers, tasting wines from Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, and Côte Rôtie. Winemakers here are basking in the glow of the 2015 vintage, said to be the best in 55 years. We don’t have quite that long a memory, but from this morning’s tastings we can confirm that this is an extraordinary vintage.
[Travel Blog] Day Three: Northward along the Rhône.
Northward along the Rhône...
[Travel Blog] Day Two: Châteauneuf-du-Pape Four Ways
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Four Ways
[Travel Blog] Day One: Paris to Avignon
Day One: Paris to Avignon
122 Years of Grenache, Cézanne, and Provence.
In 1895, at age 56 impressionist painter Paul Cezanne had his first solo show in Paris. His 150 paintings were a revelation to artists and collectors, and the show secured his place as a leading artist of his time. But despite his first real commercial success, Cezanne returned south to live out his final decade in his beloved Provence.
Wild Cherries and Cinnamon: New 2015 Old-Vine Pommard.
The towns of Volnay and Pommard are the two finest red wine towns in Burgundy’s Côte de Beaune. Hugh Johnson describes Volnay as “fragrant and ethereal,” Pommard as “dark” and “potent.” Together they’re a perfect example of the power of Burgundian terroir: they share a border and the towns themselves are less than a mile apart, but their identifying characteristics…
Weekly Video Update: March 28
Ansonia Weekly Video Update: March 28 SAINT CLAIR Crozes-Hermitage "Etincelle" 2015 FOULAQUIER Violetta 2015 MIXED CASE: Grenache Sampler THOMAS St-Aubin 2015